Banaras

Urban Forms and Cultural Histories
Herausgeber: Dodson, Michael S

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book provides a unique analysis of the city of Banaras and explores the city's diverse urban cultures from the 18th to 20th century. It brings together essays written by acknowledged experts in north Indian culture and history to examine the construction of diverse urban identities in, and after, the British colonial period.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 189mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 481g
• ISBN-13: 9781138660069
• ISBN-10: 113866006X
• Artikelnr.: 44828230

Autorenporträt

Michael S. Dodson is Associate Professor of South Asian History, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Introduction. Part I: Constructing Historical Identities for the
City 1. City of Negotiations: Urban Space and Narrative in Banaras Madhuri
Desai 2. Material Truths and Religious Identities: The Archaeological and
Photographic Making of Banaras Sudeshna Guha Part II: Histories Lost and
Recovered 3. Hiding in Plain Sight: Gosains on the Ghats, 1809 William R.
Pinch 4. The Lost and Small Histories of the City of Patronage: Poor Mughal
Pensioners in Colonial Banaras Malavika Kasturi Part III: Architecture and
Fragments of the Modern City 5. The Shadows of Modernity in Banaras Michael
S. Dodson 6. A Hindu Temple of Learning: The Hybridization of Religion and
Architecture Leah Renold Part IV: Literature and Urban Identity 7. Literary
Modernity in the Holy City Vasudha Dalmia 8. 'The Alleyways of Banaras' and
'The Ka'aba of Hindustan': Varanasi through Banarsi Muslim Poetry
Christopher Lee. Bibliography. About the Editor. Notes on Contributors.
Index