Taj Mahal / Giles Tillotson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tillotson, G. H. R. (Giles Henry Rupert), 1960-

Series:

Wonders of the world : 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Taj Mahal (Agra, India)--History.

Taj Mahal (Agra, India).

Agra (India)--Buildings, structures, etc.

Agra (India).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The meaning of the Taj Mahal, the perceptions and responses it prompts, ideas about the building and the history that shape them: these form the subject of Tillotson's book. More than a richly illustrated history, this book is an eloquent meditation on the place of the Taj Mahal in the cultural imagination of India and the wider world.

Contents:

""Contents ""; ""Introduction: Orientation ""; ""Chapter 1: The Players ""; ""Chapter 2: The Design ""; ""Chapter 3: Everybody's Taj ""; ""Chapter 4: How to Make Your Own ""; ""Chapter 5: To Have and to Hold ""; ""Making a Visit? ""; ""Further Reading ""; ""Acknowledgements ""; ""List of Illustrations ""; ""Index ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 178-186) and index.

ISBN:

0-674-06365-1

OCLC:

1294426494