A Fatal Friendship: The Nawabs, the British and the City of Lucknow

by Rosie Llewellyn-Jones

The city of Lucknow, once described as "the last example of the old pomp and refinement of Hindustan", still remains one of the most interesting cities of north India. This lively urban history presents a panorama of the political, cultural, and architectural life of Lucknow during its heyday: from the ascendancy of the first nawab in the early 18th century to the deposition of the last nawab in 1856. Focusing on the architecture itself and the particular...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195617061
• ISBN13: 9780195617061
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.9"