Colonizing, Decolonizing, and Globalizing Kolkata
Colonising, Decolonising, and Globalising Kolkata' offers an extended analysis of the architecture of Kolkata from the earliest days of colonialism through independence and on into the twenty-first century, all set in the larger context of Indian cities and architecture. What Siddhartha Sen shows is the transformation of a colonial city into a Marxist one-and ongoing attempts to further transform it into a global city. Richly illustrated, the book carefully situates architecture, design, and ur…
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- Full title :Colonizing, Decolonizing, and Globalizing Kolkata / Siddhartha Sen.
Summary
Colonising, Decolonising, and Globalising Kolkata' offers an extended analysis of the architecture of Kolkata from the earliest days of colonialism through independence and on into the twenty-first century, all set in the larger context of Indian cities and architecture. What Siddhartha Sen shows is the transformation of a colonial city into a Marxist one-and ongoing attempts to further transform it into a global city. Richly illustrated, the book carefully situates architecture, design, and urban planning within Kolkata's political economy and social milieu.
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- Publication Date:2017
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Amsterdam University Press
- Place of Publication:Amsterdam
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2017
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (1 online resource 289 pages) : : illustrations, maps.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9048530687, 9789462981119, 9462981116, 9789048530687
- oclc:on1281933887
- LC Classification:DS486.C2
- Dewey Decimal:954/.147
Table of Contents
Figure 41 -- An artist's depiction of the Black Town: The Chitpore Road, Calcutta. Coloured chromolithograph by William Simpson, 1867.
Figure 26 -- St. John's Church. The building was designed by Lieutenant James Agg and was built in 1787. Photographic print by Samuel Bourne, 1865 -- Figure 27 -- St. Paul's Cathedral. The building was designed by Major W. Nairn Forbes and was built in 1839 -- Figure 28 -- Chartered Bank Building. The building was designed and built by Martin and Company in 1906 -- Figure 29 -- Esplanade Mansions. The building was designed and built by Martin and Company in 1910 -- Figure 30 -- Metro movie theatre. The architect for the building, which opened in 1934, was Thomas W. Lamb -- Figure 31 -- Public Works Office, Mumbai. The building was designed by Colonel Henry St. Clair Wilkins and was completed in 1872. Photographic print by Bourne and Shepherd, 1870 -- Figure 32 -- Victoria Memorial Hall. The architect for the building, which was completed in 1921, was William H. Emerson -- Figure 33 -- Secretariat, New Delhi. The architect of the building, which was completed in 1931, was Sir Herbert Baker -- Figure 34 -- Viceroy's House (now known as Rashtrapati B…
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