{"product_id":"floras-empire-9780812243260","title":"Floras Empire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlora's Empire brings new light to the complex history of British imperialism in India and its post-Independence legacy. Aided by beautiful period illustrations, it focuses on three centuries of official, domestic, and botanical gardens, as well as on memorial gardens and restorations of Muslim and Hindu sites.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An excellent history of British gardens in India. . . . [Herbert] writes with gentle wit, elegance and love of her subject which are rare in books on garden history.\" * \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"I found myself entertained on every page. Herbert's achievement is that under the guise of a study of Britannia's role as gardener she has written a thoroughly scholarly-indeed, groundbreaking, in every sense of the word-history of the British entanglement in India. She has flung her net far and wide, and drawn in a wealth of unfamiliar sources, both exotic and homely, to build up a rich tapestry of the Indian landscape. . . . full of insights and wonderfully readable, \u003ci\u003eFlora's Empire\u003c\/i\u003e is as much a treat for the general reader as it is for those who relish 'the glory of the garden.'\" * Charles Allen, editor of \u003ci\u003ePlain Tales from the Raj\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Cowslips and Lotuses\u003cbr\u003e PART I. GARDENERS ABROAD\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. From Garden House to Bungalow, Nabobs to Heaven-Born\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Calcutta and the Gardens of Barrackpore\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. Over the Hills and Far Away: The Hill Stations of India\u003cbr\u003e PART II. GARDENS OF EMPIRE\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Eastward in Eden: Botanical Imperialism and Imperialists\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Gardens of Memory\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. The Taj and the Raj: Restoring the Taj Mahal\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Imperial Delhi: City of Gardens\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. Imperial New Delhi: The Garden City\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. The Legacy\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Garden Imperialism\u003cbr\u003e Common Trees, Shrubs, and Plants in India South of the Himalayas\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405716955479,"sku":"9780812243260","price":56.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812243260.jpg?v=1730493380","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/floras-empire-9780812243260","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}