The Bungalow in Twentieth-Century India: The Cultural Expression of Changing Ways of Life and Aspirations in the Domestic Architecture of Colonial and

by Miki Desai and Madhavi Desai

The primary era of this study - the twentieth century - symbolizes the peak of the colonial rule and its total decline, as well as the rise of the new nation state of India. The processes that have been labeled 'westernization' and 'modernization' radically changed middle-class Indian life during the century. This book describes and explains the various technological, political and social developments that shaped one building type - the bungalow -...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138111228
• ISBN13: 9781138111226
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.8" x 9.5"