The Making Of Colonial Lucknow 1856 - 1877
By Veena Talwar Oldenburg
Published by Princeton University Press: New Jersey 1984 1st Edition
"The Making of Colonial Lucknow 1856-1877 by Veena Talwar Oldenburg (Princeton University Press: New Jersey, 1984, First Edition) is a landmark historical study examining the transformation of the North Indian city of Lucknow during the critical decades surrounding the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Drawing on extensive archival research, Oldenburg explores how British colonial policies, urban planning, and social restructuring reshaped the city's cultural and economic fabric after the annexation of Awadh. She demonstrates how the colonial administration imposed new spatial orders, property laws, and civic hierarchies that disrupted the traditional patterns of patronage, gender relations, and elite culture that had once defined the city's cosmopolitan life.
Balancing political analysis with social history, Oldenburg reveals how Lucknow's symbolic and material reconstruction reflected broader imperial ideologies of control and "modernization." Her study challenges romanticized notions of decline, instead presenting the city as a site of both resistance and adaptation. Recognized for its meticulous scholarship and nuanced interpretation, this volume remains essential reading for students of South Asian history, urban studies, and the colonial encounter. It will particularly appeal to historians of British India, researchers of 19th-century urban transformation, and collectors of academic works on the aftermath of the 1857 uprising."
Condition:
General wear, minor tears and fading to dustjacket. Binding is excellent with no loose pages. Small inscriptions present. Pages clean and well presented. A nice copy in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
Size 22cm x 15cm x 3cm - 287 pages
