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Calcutta in Colonial Transition

Sen, Ranjit (Department of Islamic Studies, University of Calcutta)

Calcutta in Colonial Transition

Calcutta in Colonial Transition

Calcutta in Colonial Transition

 

This book brings home the story of how three clustered villages grew into a primate city, in which a garrison town, a port city and the capital of an empire merged into one entity—Calcutta. A comprehensive biography of Calcutta, this volume lays bare the underbelly of the British Raj and its colonial enterprise.


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This book brings home the story of how three clustered villages grew into a primate city, in which a garrison town, a port city and the capital of an empire merged into one entity—Calcutta. A comprehensive biography of Calcutta, this volume lays bare the underbelly of the British Raj and its colonial enterprise.


ISBN
9781138366916
Pagina's
284
Verschenen
NUR
680
Druk
1
Uitvoering
Hardback
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
Taylor & Francis Ltd

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