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Book Summary
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 analysis encompasses Urdu poetry, British
landscape painting, imperial archaeological surveys,
ISBN-13
9780822349228
Language
English
Binding
Paper Back
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Publishing Date
2011-08-29
Total Pages
232
Monumental Matters: The Power, Subjectivity, And Space Of India's Mughal Architecture
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 analysis encompasses Urdu poetry, British
landscape painting, imperial archaeological surveys,