This book, first published in 1973, gives a vivid picture of British-Indian social life from the eighteenth century to Independence, as well as of the houses themselves. The Government Houses were not only buildings on a palatial scale, but were also a background to a way of life that was as full of contrasts as the Raj itself. The author peoples the houses with some of the men and women who lived in them during the course of their history, and in doing so provides a chapter of social history which has not been written before.
By:
Mark Bence-Jones
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 18
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 498g
ISBN: 9781138293366
ISBN 10: 1138293369
Series: Routledge Library Editions: British in India
Pages: 226
Publication Date: 27 March 2017
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Further / Higher Education
,
A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
1. Government House, Madras 2. Government House, Calcutta 3. Barrackpore, Calcutta 4. Parell, Bombay 5. Hyderabad Residency 6. Lucknow 7. Poona 8. Simla 9. Government House, Allahabad 10. Government House, Lahore 11. Government House, Naini Tal 12. The Viceroy’s House, New Delhi