India : modern architectures in history / Peter Scriver and Amit Srivastava.

Main entry:

Scriver, Peter, author.

Title & Author:

India : modern architectures in history / Peter Scriver and Amit Srivastava.

Publication:

London, UK : Reaktion Books, 2015.
©2015

Description:

384 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 23 cm.

Series:

Modern architectures in history

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 368-369) and index.
Rationalization : the call to order, 1855-1900 -- Complicity and contradiction in the colonial twilight, 1901-1947 -- Nation building : architecture in the service of the postcolonial state, 1947-1960s -- Regionalism, institution building and the modern Indian elite, 1950s-1970s -- Development and dissent : the critical turn, 1960s-1980s -- Identity and difference : the cultural turn, 1980s-1990s -- Towards the 'non-modern' : architecture and global India since 1990.

Summary:

"India: Modern Architectures in History shows how the architecture of 'Modern India" reflected and embodied the dramatic shifts of Indian society and culture. Peter Scriver and Amit Srivastava explore how Indian architectural modernity began in the early twentieth century, as public works and patronage fostered new design practices that directly challenged the social order and values invested in the building traditions of the past. This is the first book to examine both colonial and postcolonial aspects in comparable depth, and the authors draw together a broad range of sources, including private papers, photographic collections and the extensive records of the Indian Public Works Department system"--Page 4 of cover.

ISBN:

9781780234373 (pbk.)
1780234376 (pbk.)

Subject:

Architecture India History 20th century.
Architecture India History 20th century Pictorial works.
Architecture Inde Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture Inde Histoire 20e siècle Ouvrages illustrés.
Architecture
India

Form/genre:

illustrated books.
Illustrated works
History
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Srivastava, Amit (Architect), author.
Modern architectures in history.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 291280
Call No.: BIB 234763
Status: Available

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