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An Imperial Vision : Indian Architecture and Britain's Raj

By its focus on the relationships of culture and power that underlay the colonial order, An Imperial Vision throws light on the distinctive nature of late nineteenth-century imperialism and, more generally, on the way political authority takes shape in monumental architecture. Those interested in question of discourse and representation, so far largely studied in the field of literature, will also find here a new way of approaching their subject.

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