Versailles Meets the Taj Mahal
Author | : Faith E. Beasley |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 2018-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781487502843 |
ISBN-13 | : 1487502842 |
Rating | : 4/5 (842 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Versailles Meets the Taj Mahal by : Faith E. Beasley
Download or read book Versailles Meets the Taj Mahal written by Faith E. Beasley and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenging the prevailing images of India derived from nineteenth-century "orientalism," Versailles Meets the Taj Mahal identifies and explores the traces that exposure to India left on the cultural artifacts and mindset of France's "Great Century."