| Building Histories: The Archival and Affective Lives of Five Monuments in Modern Delhi Contributor(s): Rajagopalan, Mrinalini (Author) |
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ISBN: 022628347X ISBN-13: 9780226283470 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $56.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | History - Modern (late 19th Century To 1945) - Architecture | Buildings - Landmarks & Monuments - History | Asia - India & South Asia |
| Dewey: 720.954 |
| LCCN: 2016011997 |
| Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 7.1" W x 10.1" (2.05 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Building Histories offers innovative accounts of five medieval monuments in Delhi--the Red Fort, Rasul Numa Dargah, Jama Masjid, Purana Qila, and the Qutb complex--tracing their modern lives from the nineteenth century into the twentieth. Mrinalini Rajagopalan argues that the modern construction of the history of these monuments entailed the careful selection, manipulation, and regulation of the past by both the colonial and later postcolonial states. Although framed as objective "archival" truths, these histories were meant to erase or marginalize the powerful and persistent affective appropriations of the monuments by groups who often existed outside the center of power. By analyzing these archival and affective histories together, Rajagopalan works to redefine the historic monument--far from a symbol of a specific past, the monument is shown in Building Histories to be a culturally mutable object with multiple stories to tell. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rajagopalan, Mrinalini: - Mrinalini Rajagopalan is assistant professor in the Department of History of Art and Architecture at the University of Pittsburgh. |