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New Delhi: The Last Imperial City

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  1. David A. Johnson

    1. University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA

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Part of the book series: Britain and the World (BAW)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction: Seeing Like a (Colonial) State

    • David A. Johnson
    Pages 1-20

  3. The Transfer of Britain’s Imperial Capital: ‘A Bold Stroke of Statesmanship’

    • David A. Johnson
    Pages 21-38

  4. New Delhi’s New Vision for a New Raj: An ‘Altar of Humanity’

    • David A. Johnson
    Pages 39-64

  5. Colonial Finance and the Building of New Delhi: The High Cost of Reform

    • David A. Johnson
    Pages 65-85

  6. Competing Visions of Empire in the Colonial Built Environment

    • David A. Johnson
    Pages 86-109

  7. Hardinge’s Imperial Delhi Committee and his Architectural Board: The Perfect Building Establishment for the Perfect Colonial Capital

    • David A. Johnson
    Pages 110-134

  8. ‘A New Jewel in an Old Setting’: The Cultural Politics of Colonial Space

    • David A. Johnson
    Pages 135-160

  9. Land Acquisition, Landlessness, and the Building of New Delhi

    • David A. Johnson
    Pages 161-182

  10. Conclusion: The Inauguration of New Delhi, 1931 — A British Empire for the Twentieth Century

    • David A. Johnson
    Pages 183-195

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 196-261
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About this book

Johnson provides an historically rich examination of the intersection of early twentieth-century imperial culture, imperial politics, and imperial economics as reflected in the colonial built environment at New Delhi, a remarkably ambitious imperial capital built by the British between 1911 and 1931.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA

    David A. Johnson

About the author

David A. Johnson is a Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA with research and teaching interests in British colonial history, transnational history, and urban history.

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