How Long to Read Colonialism, Uprising and the Urban Transformation of Nineteenth-Century Delhi

How Long Does it Take to Read Colonialism, Uprising and the Urban Transformation of Nineteenth-Century Delhi?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 46 minutes to read Colonialism, Uprising and the Urban Transformation of Nineteenth-Century Delhi by Jyoti Pandey Sharma

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

No other city in the Indian subcontinent can lay claim to having so many lives as Delhi. This book examines Delhi in the politically and culturally dynamic nineteenth century which was marked midway by the 1857 uprising against British colonial rule as a watershed event. Following British occupation, Delhi became a receptacle for encounters between the centuries-old Mughal traditions and the incoming colonial ideal, producing a traditionalism-modernity binary. Employing the built environment lens, the book traces the architectural trajectory of Delhi as it transitioned from the seventeenth-century Mughal Badshahi Shahar (imperial city) first into a culturally hybrid Dilli-Delhi combine of the pre-uprising era and thereafter into a modern British city following the uprising. This transition is presented via four constructs that draw on the traditionalism-modernity binary of Mughal and British Delhi and include Marhoom Dilli (Dead Delhi); Picturesque Delhi; Baaghi Dilli (Insurgent Delhi) and Tamed Delhi. The book goes beyond the nineteenth century to examine the vestiges of Delhi’s four nineteenth-century lives in the present while making a case for their acknowledgement as a cultural asset that can propel the city’s urban development agenda. By bringing together the city’s past and its present as well as addressing its future, the book can count among its readers not just scholars but also those interested in cities and their evolving landscapes.

How long is Colonialism, Uprising and the Urban Transformation of Nineteenth-Century Delhi?

Colonialism, Uprising and the Urban Transformation of Nineteenth-Century Delhi by Jyoti Pandey Sharma is 164 pages long, and a total of 41,656 words.

This makes it 55% the length of the average book. It also has 51% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Colonialism, Uprising and the Urban Transformation of Nineteenth-Century Delhi Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 47 minutes to read Colonialism, Uprising and the Urban Transformation of Nineteenth-Century Delhi aloud.

What Reading Level is Colonialism, Uprising and the Urban Transformation of Nineteenth-Century Delhi?

Colonialism, Uprising and the Urban Transformation of Nineteenth-Century Delhi is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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