{"product_id":"lahore-as-it-was-author-j-l-kipling-t-h-thornton","title":"Lahore As It Was\nAuthor: J L Kipling \u0026 T H Thornton","description":"\u003ctable style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e978-969-652-161-7\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo. of Pages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e160\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardbound\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublishing Date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLanguage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally written as a handbook meant for official circulation by J L Kipling, Principal of the Mayo School, and T H Thornton, a member of the British administration, mainly for British officers and tourists, Handbook of Lahore, as the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efirst edition was called, served as a rough guide to the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in a discursive style, it documents the historic buildings of this ancient city, its changing weather, vegetation, poetic tradition, arts and manufacturers, along with a thumbnail sketch of its history before the British advent in India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book provides an absorbing account of Lahore under the British, albeit not an academic one, and an opportunity to study the coloniser’s mind as he set about reorganizing the economic and social life of this ancient city\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"jamhori publication","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48093535633625,"sku":null,"price":700.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/9902\/4857\/files\/Lahore-as_it_was-250x380.jpg?v=1772703529","url":"https:\/\/bookdiscovery.store\/products\/lahore-as-it-was-author-j-l-kipling-t-h-thornton","provider":"Bookdiscovery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}