Hi Suchitra, I can suggest you the book by Sibel Bozdogan, "Modernism and Nation Building: Turkish Architectural Culture in the Early Republic" from the University of Washington Press. It is totally related to your investigation but from a different geography. Regards Gulname On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 6:59 AM, Suchitra <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear members of the PhD-Design listserve, > > I am a PhD student in Ahmedabad, India and I'm investigating the > circumstances and debates that led to the introduction of modern design > education in India (late 1950s onwards), exploring how design fitted into > the nation-building vision after India's independence in 1947. > > In this context, I am looking for references to studies which > explore national design histories, particularly studies from Latin America, > Africa and South Asia which focus on developments in the 20th century. > > Thanks and regards > > Suchitra > -- Gülname TURAN, (PhD) Assistant Professor ITU Faculty of Architecture Department of Industrial Product Design Taşkışla Taksim Istanbul Turkey +90 212 293 13 00 ext. 2823