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Monumental Matters
Santhi Kavuri-Bauer
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Paperback. Monumental Matters analyzes the role of Mughal architecture-magnificent tombs, mosques, forts, and palaces, such as the Taj Mahal-in India s cultural politics from the colonial era to the present. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JB; 3JD; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Built in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, India’s Mughal monuments—including majestic forts, mosques, palaces, and tombs, such as the Taj Mahal—are world renowned for their grandeur and association with the Mughals, the powerful Islamic empire that once ruled most of the subcontinent. In Monumental Matters, Santhi Kavuri-Bauer focuses on the prominent role of Mughal architecture in the construction and contestation of the Indian national landscape. She examines the representation and eventual preservation of the monuments, from their disrepair in the colonial past to their present status as protected heritage sites.
Built in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, India’s Mughal monuments—including majestic forts, mosques, palaces, and tombs, such as the Taj Mahal—are world renowned for their grandeur and association with the Mughals, the powerful Islamic empire that once ruled most of the subcontinent. In Monumental Matters, Santhi Kavuri-Bauer focuses on the prominent role of Mughal architecture in the construction and contestation of the Indian national landscape. She examines the representation and eventual preservation of the monuments, from their disrepair in the colonial past to their present status as protected heritage sites.
Drawing on theories of power, subjectivity, and space, Kavuri-Bauer’s interdisciplinary ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822349228
SKU
V9780822349228
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About Santhi Kavuri-Bauer
Santhi Kavuri-Bauer is Associate Professor of Art History at San Francisco State University.
Reviews for Monumental Matters
“Kavuri-Bauer’s study has implications for understanding public space and monuments generally—and the profound changes they may undergo. In this sense, her research has relevance beyond India. She raises broad interpretive issues, given an overall approach that implicitly queries notions of the invention of tradition through an analysis that privileges the accretion of change rather than any deliberate constructing of tradition.” ... Read more