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Author : Michael Nava
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780299299132
Presents the story of Miguel Sarmiento, a doctor, his aristocratic wife, and young son as they are caught up the Mexican Revolution and the political upheavals and chaos that follows the collapse of the old order.
Author : Sujata Massey
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789351186670
An orphaned girl. A cruel twist of fate. A spectacular adventure. Bengal, 1930. Young Pom’s life changes forever when her family is wiped out in a devastating flood. She becomes a maidservant in a British boarding school where she discovers her gift for languages. Amidst the drudgery of her duties, she finds unexpected friendship and experiences the stirrings of first love. However, tragedy strikes and she is forced into hiding. Alone and desperate, she is recruited into a brothel for English officers. She hopes this secretive, decadent world will shield her from the demons of her past. But fate intervenes, and our heroine is on the run again—to Calcutta, the city of palaces, where she finds herself caught up in the rising tide of Indian nationalism. Changing her name to Kamala, she creates a new life for herself, one that holds the promise of happiness and true love . . . until her past returns haunt her. Filled with romance, danger, intrigue and betrayal, The City of Palaces is a lush, sprawling saga about a feisty young heroine and her struggle for survival. ‘Sujata masterfully weaves her heroine’s life with India’s struggle and fight for freedom and gives us an elegant piece of Indian history wrapped beautifully in Pom’s story’—Amulya Malladi, author of The Mango Season
Author : Jeremiah P. Losty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : British
ISBN : STANFORD:36105034373600
This illustrated book provides an account of the architectural and topographical history of Calcutta, which in 1990 celebrates the 300th anniversary of its foundation. Published to accompany an exhibition of the same title at The British Library, its illustrations are drawn mainly from the collection of plans, prints and drawings at the India Office Library and 25 are reproduced in colour. A work of reference for historians of India and the architecture of the Raj, it also has much to interest the general reader, print collectors and those who know modern Calcutta.
Author : James Atkinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1824
Category : English poetry
ISBN : UIUC:30112108014116
Author : Eric Klinenberg
Publisher : Crown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781524761172
“A comprehensive, entertaining, and compelling argument for how rebuilding social infrastructure can help heal divisions in our society and move us forward.”—Jon Stewart NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • “Engaging.”—Mayor Pete Buttigieg, The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice) We are living in a time of deep divisions. Americans are sorting themselves along racial, religious, and cultural lines, leading to a level of polarization that the country hasn’t seen since the Civil War. Pundits and politicians are calling for us to come together and find common purpose. But how, exactly, can this be done? In Palaces for the People, Eric Klinenberg suggests a way forward. He believes that the future of democratic societies rests not simply on shared values but on shared spaces: the libraries, childcare centers, churches, and parks where crucial connections are formed. Interweaving his own research with examples from around the globe, Klinenberg shows how “social infrastructure” is helping to solve some of our most pressing societal challenges. Richly reported and ultimately uplifting, Palaces for the People offers a blueprint for bridging our seemingly unbridgeable divides. LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION “Just brilliant!”—Roman Mars, 99% Invisible “The aim of this sweeping work is to popularize the notion of ‘social infrastructure'—the ‘physical places and organizations that shape the way people interact'. . . . Here, drawing on research in urban planning, behavioral economics, and environmental psychology, as well as on his own fieldwork from around the world, [Eric Klinenberg] posits that a community’s resilience correlates strongly with the robustness of its social infrastructure. The numerous case studies add up to a plea for more investment in the spaces and institutions (parks, libraries, childcare centers) that foster mutual support in civic life.”—The New Yorker “Palaces for the People—the title is taken from the Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie’s description of the hundreds of libraries he funded—is essentially a calm, lucid exposition of a centuries-old idea, which is really a furious call to action.”—New Statesman “Clear-eyed . . . fascinating.”—Psychology Today
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Buildings
ISBN : 818973878X
The Forgotten Palaces of Calcutta discovers the old areas of the city, where heritage houses and history fill every crowded lane and secret courtyard. Languishing in another time and place, at the end of narrow lanes and behind untidy shop-fronts, Calcutta's rich heritage waits to be discovered. The great houses of Bengal's merchant princes have been largely forgotten and rarely photographed. Many of the interiors have remained the same for over 200 years. While much has been written and photographed on the British colonial architecture and lifestyle, very little has been
Author : Sujata Massey
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781476703251
From an award-winning novelist, a stunning portrait of late Raj India—a sweeping saga and a love story set against a background of huge political and cultural upheaval. YOU ASK FOR MY NAME, THE REAL ONE, AND I CANNOT TELL. IT IS NOT FOR LACK OF EFFORT. In 1930, a great ocean wave blots out a Bengali village, leaving only one survivor, a young girl. As a maidservant in a British boarding school, Pom is renamed Sarah and discovers her gift for languages. Her private dreams almost die when she arrives in Kharagpur and is recruited into a secretive, decadent world. Eventually, she lands in Calcutta, renames herself Kamala, and creates a new life rich in books and friends. But although success and even love seem within reach, she remains trapped by what she is . . . and is not. As India struggles to throw off imperial rule, Kamala uses her hard-won skills—for secrecy, languages, and reading the unspoken gestures of those around her—to fight for her country’s freedom and her own happiness.
Author : Ian Ayris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Architects and housing developers
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021309526
Author : William Alfred Reid
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1924
Category : Mexico City (Mexico)
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173017885086
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-04
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0271048360
The medieval palaces of Venice are unlike those from anywhere else and they also survive in this equally unique city in far greater numbers. This well-presented study argues, however, that contrary to other opinions, the architecture of Venice was developed from that of northern and western Europe and not from that of Byzantium and Late Antiquity.
Author : Margaret F. MacDonald
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Venice (Italy)
ISBN : 0520230493
In "Palaces in the Night", MacDonald looks at a key period in James Whistler's career, examining his unique vision of Venice and his development of the medium of etching. 120 illustrations.
Author : Peter Lauritzen,Alexander Zielcke
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Architecture, Italian
ISBN : UOM:39076001978910
Focusing on 45 of the most outstanding examples of Venetian architecture, the author explains the stages of their construction and gives an account of the history of each, based on legend, anecdote and research.
Author : Barbara Knox
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1642800643
Author : Pamela Hemenway Simpson
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780816676194
A celebration of corn palaces, crop art, and butter sculpture from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
Author : Marcello Morelli
Publisher : White Star Publishers
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 8854400467
Built to astonish the masses and to celebrate the magnificence of the most powerful families in the world, royal palaces and house are the reminders of a bygone era. This book tells the mysteries and legends of the buildings, and the official and secret versions of the history of their occupants. The text is complemented by a series of splendid photographs that together transport the reader on a visit to a place where the lives of royal families and their courts burned bright, and where beauty was mixed with power.