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A Shadow of the Past
- A Short Biography of Lucknow
Engelsk Hardback
A Shadow of the Past
- A Short Biography of Lucknow
Engelsk Hardback

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Over the centuries, Indo-Islamic and European ideas merged with Hindu traditions to makeucknow a powerhouse of creativity and the centre of what was known as Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb, the evocative Awadhi phrase for Hindu“Muslim syncretism. A city known for its art and artisans, the courts of the nineteenth“century rulers ofucknow swarmed with people from all over the subcontinent as well as European painters and photographers. In the third quarter of the eighteenth century, poets from Delhi''s Mughal court migrated toucknow in the hope of better emoluments.ucknow''segendary status as a city of culture waxed with every new influx of creative geniuses. A Shadow of the Past celebrates the people responsible for the city''s fame”its nawabs, painters, writers, revolutionaries, and freedom fighters. At a time when Uttar Pradesh has been reduced to one of the most backward states of the country, Mehru Jaffer shows us howucknow''s glorious cultural heritage ensures that it remains a city of substance.
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
144
ISBN-13:
9789390652488
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
9390652480
Udg. Dato:
5 maj 2021
Længde:
16mm
Bredde:
185mm
Højde:
123mm
Forlag:
Aleph Book Company
Oplagsdato:
5 maj 2021
Forfatter(e):
Books from the same author
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