Official Guide
Official Guide

Author: Colonial And Indian Exhibition

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781020324703

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This guidebook provides a comprehensive overview of two major international exhibitions held in London in 1886: the Colonial and Indian Exhibition and the International Inventions Exhibition. The book contains detailed descriptions and illustrations of the exhibits and events, as well as essays by leading experts on a wide range of topics, including colonial history, industrial technology, and the arts. This work offers a unique snapshot of the state of the world in the late 19th century and its visions for the future. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London, 1886; Canada
Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London, 1886; Canada

Author: Canada. Dept. Of Agriculture

Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9781230145440

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 edition. Excerpt: ... which failures in business were numerous. The record of failures is good evidence of the important results which have followed from the success of the effort to minimize the injurious influence of our neighbors over our business. In 1873 and 1874, which were good years in the United States, the failures in Canada numbered 1,960, with liabilities amounting to $20,030,000--an average of $10,000,000 a year. In 1875-9, which were years of depression in the United States, the failures in Canada averaged $26,630,000 a year. In 1880 the new fiscal policy went into full force in Canada. During the six years ended 31st of December, 1885, the average amount of yearly liabilities of insolvents was only $10,900,000, notwithstanding the fact that the last two years were years of great depression in the United States. The failures in 1884 covered liabilities of but $8,743,049. The following analysis will show the commercial relations of Canada with Great Britain and other countries during the last decade: --Under the new tariff Canada has broadened the area from which she draws her supplies. During the four years, 1876-79, she obtained but 6,65 per cent, of her imports from countries outside of Great Britain and the United States. During the period 1880-85, the average of her imports from countries other than the two named was 12.40. At the same time the percentage of total imports from Great Britain has increased during the period 1880-85, and that of total imports from the United States decreased. It may therefore be said generally that the effect of the new tariff has been to decrease Canadian imports from the United States by about 9 per cent., and to distribute that amount between Great Britain and "other countries." New tariff in force....

India by Design
India by Design

Author: Saloni Mathur

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2007-11-06

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9780520941052

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India by Design: Colonial History and Cultural Display maps for the first time a series of historical events—from the Raj in the mid-nineteenth century up to the present day—through which India was made fashionable to Western audiences within the popular cultural arenas of the imperial metropole. Situated at the convergence of discussions in anthropology, art history, museum studies, and postcolonial criticism, this dynamic study investigates with vivid historical detail how Indian objects, bodies, images, and narratives circulated through metropolitan space and acquired meaning in an emergent nineteenth-century consumer economy. Through an examination of India as represented in department stores, museums, exhibitions, painting, and picture postcards of the era, the book carefully confronts the problems and politics of postcolonial display and offers an original and provocative account of the implications of colonial practices for visual production in our contemporary world.

Silk and empire
Silk and empire

Author: Brenda King

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2017-03-01

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1526118114

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In this book, Brenda M. King challenges the notion that Britain always exploited its empire. Creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship were all part of the Anglo-Indian silk trade and were nurtured in the era of empire through mutually beneficial collaboration. The trade operated within and without the empire, according to its own dictates and prospered in the face of increasing competition from China and Japan. King presents a new picture of the trade, where the strong links between Indian designs, the English silk industry and prominent members of the English the arts and crafts movement led to the production of beautiful and luxurious textiles. Lavishly illustrated, this book will be of interest to those interested in the relationship between the British Empire and the Indian subcontinent, as well as by historians of textiles and fashion.

Victoria & Abdul (Movie Tie-In)
Victoria & Abdul (Movie Tie-In)

Author: Shrabani Basu

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2017-08-29

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0525434429

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Soon to be a Major Motion Picture starring Dame Judi Dench from director Stephen Frears, releasing September 22, 2017. History’s most unlikely friendship—this is the astonishing story of Queen Victoria and her dearestcompanion, the young Indian Munshi Abdul Karim. In the twilight years of her reign, after the devastating deaths of hertwo great loves—Prince Albert and John Brown—Queen Victoria meets tall and handsome Abdul Karim, a humble servant from Agra waiting tables at her Golden Jubilee. The two form an unlikely bond and within a year Abdul becomes a powerful figure at court, the Queen’s teacher, her counsel on Urdu and Indian affairs, and a friend close to her heart. This marked the beginning of the most scandalous decade in Queen Victoria’s long reign. As the royal household roiled with resentment, Victoria and Abdul’s devotion grew in defiance. Drawn from secrets closely guarded for more than a century, Victoria & Abdul is an extraordinary and intimate history of the last years of the nineteenth-century English court and an unforgettable view onto the passions of an aging Queen.

An Empire on Display
An Empire on Display

Author: Peter H. Hoffenberg

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2001-05-20

Total Pages: 467

ISBN-13: 0520218914

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An examination of world's fairs in Britain and its two most important 19th-century colonies, Australia and India; arguing that the fairs provided a forum for shaping both national and imperial identities.

Empire and Art
Empire and Art

Author: Renate Dohmen

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2018-07-01

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 1526122952

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The book examines the interactions between Britain and India during the Raj in relation to issues of empire and visual culture. It explores the impact of the Anglo-Indian colonial encounter on the arts and aesthetic traditions of both cultures. Presenting a unique overview that ranges from painting, print-making and photography to architecture, exhibitions and Indian crafts, the book considers the art of urban elites and princely states alongside popular arts. The book highlights the key role of art in forging British colonial ideology. It offers accessible discussions of issues such as Orientalism and (post)colonialism and presents current approaches to questions of British art and empire. It is structured around visual examples which include early nineteenth-century British views of India, Indian negotiations of Western aesthetics represented by Company painting, Kalighat art, and the rise of Indian national art. It covers the display of Indian crafts both in India and at international exhibitions in Britain, as well as the place of India in the British Arts and Crafts movement. The role of the market and items of fashion such as the Kashmir shawl are also discussed, along with the role of photography in representing the colony and questions around national and imperial architecture. The book is aimed at students but will also be relevant to members of the general public with an interest in questions of art, visual culture and empire in relation to Britain and British India.