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Colonial Lahore
- Writer: Ian Talbot
- Category: English
- Pages: 321
- Stock: In Stock
- Model: STP-14906
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A number of studies of colonial Lahore in recent
years have explored such themes as the city's modernity, its
cosmopolitanism and the rise of communalism which culminated in the
bloodletting of 1947. This first synoptic history moves away from the
prism of the Great Divide of 1947 to examine the cultural and social
connections which linked colonial Lahore with North India and beyond. In
contrast to portrayals of Lahore as inward looking and a world unto
itself, the authors argue that imperial globalisation intensified long
established exchanges of goods, people and ideas. Ian Talbot and Tahir
Kamran's book is reflective of concerns arising from the global history
of Empire and the new urban history of South Asia. These are addressed
thematically rather than through a conventional chronological narrative,
as the book uncovers previously neglected areas of Lahore's history,
including the links between Lahore's and Bombay's early film industries
and the impact on the 'tourist gaze' of the consumption of both text and visual representation of India in newsreels and photographs.
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Pages | 321 |