Publication Announcement: 'Resituating Mughal Architecture in the Persianate World'; Special Issue of South Asian Studies
Dear All,
I am delighted to announce the publication of the most recent Special Issue of South Asian Studies, 'Resituating Mughal Architecture in the Persianate World: New Investigations and Analyses' (Volume 35, Issue 1 (2019)). The volume is now available online and in print.
Table of Contents
Introduction to the Volume:
Resituating Mughal Architecture in the Persianate World: New Investigations and Analyses (Mehreen Chida-Razvi)
Articles:
'In the Centre of the Map...': Reflecting on Marshall Hodgson's Ideas about Conscience and History in the Architectural Expression of Humayun (James L. Wescoat Jr.)
Mughal Tilework: Derivative or Original? (Bernard O'Kane)
The Impact of Akhlaq-i Nasiri on the Forms and Spaces of Akbar's Fatehpur Sikri (Santhi Kavuri-Bauer)
Royal Assemblies and Imperial Libraries: Polygonal Pavilions and Their Functions in Mughal and Safavid Architecture (Farshid Emami)
From Function to Form: Chini-khana in Safavid and Mughal Architecture (Mehreen Chida-Razvi)
Safavid and Mughal Urban Bridges: Visual and Embodied Experience of Nature (Sahar Hosseini)
Garden of Nobility: Placing Ali Mardan Khan's Baradari at Peshawar in the Context of Mughal Architecture (Abdul Rehman)
A City Besieged and a Love Lamented: Representations of Delhi's Qila-i Mualla ('Exalted Fortress') in the Eighteenth Century (Saleema Waraich)
All best,
Mehreen
Dr Mehreen Chida-Razvi
Research Associate
Department of History of Art and Archaeology
SOAS, University of London