Traces of India: Photography, Architecture, and the Politics of Representation, 1850-1900 de Pelizzari, Maria Antonella; Dewan, Janet; Falconer, John; Hoffenberg, Peter H.; Dirks, Nicholas B.; Gupta, Narayani; Metcalf, Thomas R.; Pinney, Christopher; Chatterjee, Partha - 2003

First edition hardcover, which is in fine condition. Dust jacket shows very minor signs of shelf wear along the top edge (see photos). Seller will carefully wrap book in bubble wrap, box it, and ship it via USPS Priority with tracking.This interdisciplinary book investigates the roles played by representations of Indian architecture made between the late eighteenth century and the present day. This handsome volume discusses how photographs can be read not just as records of an architectural past but as complex artifacts of the cultural and political forces shaping colonial India. The diverse contributors to the book, from post-colonial theorists to museum curators, examine the connections between photography and architecture through the visual culture of colonialism.The volume explores subjects ranging from representations of landmarks of India from picturesque views to travel mementos, photographs as memorials of historical events, and contemporary popular images. Illustrated with some 180… Leer más

Yale University Press, 2003-05-11. Hardcover. Very Good. 10x9x1. Yale University Press, 2003. Hard cover, first edition. VG condition in VG dust jacket; a nice clean copy.

YC British Art. hardcover. New. 9x1x10.

USA: Yale University Press, 2003. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Type: Book N.B. Inch long closed tear to base of D/J spine. Small crease to inside front D/J flap. Light rubbing to edges and corners of D/J.

YC British Art. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!