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A Joint Enterprise: Indian Elites and the Making of British Bombay
Preeti Chopra
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Description for A Joint Enterprise: Indian Elites and the Making of British Bombay
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 94 b&w illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 256 x 18. Weight in Grams: 678.
It was the era of the Raj, and yet A Joint Enterprise reveals the unexpected role of native communities in the transformation of the urban fabric of British Bombay from 1854 to 1918. Preeti Chopra demonstrates how British Bombay was, surprisingly, a collaboration of the colonial government and the Indian and European mercantile and industrial elite who shaped the city to serve their combined interests. Chopra shows how the European and Indian engineers, architects, and artists worked with each other to design a city-its infrastructure, architecture, public sculpture-that was literally constructed by Indian laborers and craftsmen. Beyond the built ... Read more
It was the era of the Raj, and yet A Joint Enterprise reveals the unexpected role of native communities in the transformation of the urban fabric of British Bombay from 1854 to 1918. Preeti Chopra demonstrates how British Bombay was, surprisingly, a collaboration of the colonial government and the Indian and European mercantile and industrial elite who shaped the city to serve their combined interests. Chopra shows how the European and Indian engineers, architects, and artists worked with each other to design a city-its infrastructure, architecture, public sculpture-that was literally constructed by Indian laborers and craftsmen. Beyond the built ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
678g
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816670376
SKU
V9780816670376
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About Preeti Chopra
Preeti Chopra is associate professor of visual culture studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Reviews for A Joint Enterprise: Indian Elites and the Making of British Bombay
A Joint Enterprise is an extremely able and well-informed survey of an interesting subject. -The Times Literary Supplement Chopra's monograph is a true contribution to bringing architectural practice and perception into the history of Bombay city. -Journal of Asian Studies Offers a skillfully crafted and nuanced reading of the ... Read more