Swati Chattopadhyay

Broschiertes Buch

Representing Calcutta

Modernity, Nationalism and the Colonial Uncanny

Beschreibung

This major new postcolonial study addresses the questions of modernity and space that haunt our perception of Calcutta. It explores the politics of representation and the cultural changes that occurred in the city as its residents negotiated the idea of being 'modern'.

Autor

Swati Chattopadhyay is a Professor in the Department of History of Art and Architecture, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. She is an architect and architectural historian, specializing in modern architecture and the cultural landscape of British colonialism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 506g
• ISBN-13: 9780415392167
• ISBN-10: 0415392160
• Artikelnr.: 21481291