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the history of Lucknow, Oldenburg shows how the results of its transformation after the Mutiny ofcontinue to pervade the city even today, Challenging conventional views of the extent of British intervention in India after the Mutiny, she contends that the supposedly neutral
political, social, economic, and physical changes made in the city at that time constituted aggressive and purposive control of the population, and that these changes continue to be accepted by contemporary Indian administrators.
Elucidating history of the changes to Lucknow made by the colonial British in response to therevolt, How, the technologies of governance and fashion urban planning trends of the time materialized commercial dominance, military violence, and cultural fracture into the fabric of Lucknow,
Fascinating elements of oral history, incorporating thoughts of courtesans, so crucial to Lucknow's reputation and attraction,
Recommended for any history or urban studies student interested in the dark arts of modern city making, Veena Talwar Oldenburg is Professor of History at Baruch College and The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, She is best known for her widely reviewed book on Dowry murder, Oldenburg is a native of Lucknow, India, She has a bachelors degree from Loreto Convent College and an M, A. from the University of Lucknow, She has a second masters from the University of Bridgeport which she earned shortly after immigrating to the United States inand a Ph, D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Oldenburg has previously taught at Sarah Lawrence College and Columbia University, She is aFulbright Nehru Senior Scholar, Veena Talwar Oldenburg
is Professor of History at Baruch College and The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, She is best known for her widely reviewed book on Dowry murder, Oldenburg is a native of Lucknow, India, She has a bachelor's degree from Loreto Convent College and an M, A. from the University of Lucknow, She has a second master's from the University of Bridgeport which she earned shortly after immigrating to the United States inand a Ph, D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Oldenburg has previously taught at Sarah Lawrence College and Columbia University, She is aFulbright Nehru Senior Scholar, sitelink.