Building histories : the archival and affective lives of five monuments in modern Delhi /
Rajagopalan, Mrinalini,
Building histories : the archival and affective lives of five monuments in modern Delhi / Mrinalini Rajagopalan. - 1 online resource. - South Asia across the disciplines . - South Asia across the disciplines. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Building Histories" offers innovative accounts of five medieval monuments in Delhi the Red Fort, Rasul Numa dargah, Jama Masjid, Purana Qila, and 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 of 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.
9780226331898 (electronic bk.) 022633189X (electronic bk.)
994598 MIL
Islamic architecture--India--New Delhi.
Architecture--Political aspects--India--New Delhi.
Architecture islamique--Inde--New Delhi.
ARCHITECTURE--Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
ARCHITECTURE--Buildings--Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE--Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE--Reference.
Architecture--Political aspects.
Islamic architecture.
India--New Delhi.
Electronic books.
NA1508.D5 / R35 2016eb
720.954/56
Building histories : the archival and affective lives of five monuments in modern Delhi / Mrinalini Rajagopalan. - 1 online resource. - South Asia across the disciplines . - South Asia across the disciplines. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Building Histories" offers innovative accounts of five medieval monuments in Delhi the Red Fort, Rasul Numa dargah, Jama Masjid, Purana Qila, and 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 of 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.
9780226331898 (electronic bk.) 022633189X (electronic bk.)
994598 MIL
Islamic architecture--India--New Delhi.
Architecture--Political aspects--India--New Delhi.
Architecture islamique--Inde--New Delhi.
ARCHITECTURE--Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
ARCHITECTURE--Buildings--Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE--Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE--Reference.
Architecture--Political aspects.
Islamic architecture.
India--New Delhi.
Electronic books.
NA1508.D5 / R35 2016eb
720.954/56