{"product_id":"delhi-agra-fatehpur-sikri-monuments-cities-and-connected-histories-paperback","title":"Delhi, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri: Monuments, Cities and Connected Histories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVery impressive'\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– Rudrangshu Mukherjee, Chancellor\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand Professor of History at Ashoka University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘A must-read for all’\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e– Syed Ali Nadeem Rezavi, author\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFathpur Sikri Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘Offers an excellent academic–public interface for the study of monuments’\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e– Rana Safvi, author of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Forgotten Cities of Delhi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShahjahanabad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘A book to be read several times, in different ways\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e’ – Swapna Liddle, author\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eConnaught Place and the Making of New Delhi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDELHI, AGRA, FATEHPUR SIKRI, historic cities of legend and lore and home to six UNESCO World Heritage Sites, have captured the imagination of Indians and the world at large for centuries. In this ambitious book, Shashank Shekhar Sinha traces the extraordinary pasts of the three imperial capitals, their monuments, settlements and extended geocultural connections, while presenting a graphic account of the iconic heritage sites – from the life and times of rulers who built them, their survival through periods of war, turmoil and conquests, to their present afterlives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePacked with intriguing and little-known stories about the monuments – busting several myths around them along the way – the book takes us on a journey from the pillared galleries of the mosque at the Qutb Minar complex, the majestic double dome of Humayun’s tomb, the bastions of the impenetrable Agra Fort, the picturesque pavilions at Fatehpur Sikri, the tapering minarets of the Taj Mahal, to finally the Mughal court of the Red Fort, giving us the full measure of their dazzling grandeur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSteeped in history, culture, art, architecture and folklore,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDelhi, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a unique and arresting portrait of three cities and six epochal monuments that have lived through some of the most pivotal moments in Indian history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eABOUT THE SERIES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCombining powerful storytelling with deep, recent scholarship, the Magnificent Heritage series uses multidisciplinary approaches to showcase a fresh perspective on heritage sites and storied cities, locating them in their larger geographical, sociocultural and historical contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39526890995778,"sku":"","price":599.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0263\/4884\/7170\/products\/27_47377f5b-fc7b-4625-95c3-08bd6395922d.jpg?v=1632487964","url":"https:\/\/koolskoolbookstore.com\/products\/delhi-agra-fatehpur-sikri-monuments-cities-and-connected-histories-paperback","provider":"KoolSkool The Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}