Johnson, David A.
New Delhi: The Last Imperial City
1. Introduction: Seeing Like a (Colonial) State
David A. Johnson
2. The Transfer of Britain’s Imperial Capital: ‘A Bold Stroke of Statesmanship’
David A. Johnson
3. New Delhi’s New Vision for a New Raj: An ‘Altar of Humanity’
David A. Johnson
4. Colonial Finance and the Building of New Delhi: The High Cost of Reform
David A. Johnson
5. Competing Visions of Empire in the Colonial Built Environment
David A. Johnson
6. Hardinge’s Imperial Delhi Committee and his Architectural Board: The Perfect Building Establishment for the Perfect Colonial Capital
David A. Johnson
7. ‘A New Jewel in an Old Setting’: The Cultural Politics of Colonial Space
David A. Johnson
8. Land Acquisition, Landlessness, and the Building of New Delhi
David A. Johnson
9. Conclusion: The Inauguration of New Delhi, 1931 — A British Empire for the Twentieth Century
David A. Johnson
- Author(s)
- Johnson, David A.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2015
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Series
- Britain and the World
- Page amount
- 276 pages
- Categories
- Natural Sciences
- Technology, Energy, Traffic
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9781137469878
- Printed ISBN
- 978-1-349-69176-0