Colonial Modernities

<p>A carefully crafted selection of essays from international experts this book explores the effect of colonial architecture and space on the societies involved – both the colonizer and the colonized.</p><p>Focusing on British India and Ceylon the essays explore the discursive tensions between the various different scales and dimensions of such 'empire-building' practices and constructions. Providing a thorough exploration of these tensions <em>Colonial Modernities</em> challenges the traditional literature on the architecture and infrastructure of the former European empires not least that of the British Indian 'Raj'.</p><p>Illustrated with seventy-five halftone images it is a fascinating and thoroughly grounded exposition of the societal impact of colonial architecture and engineering. </p>