Imperial technology and 'native' agency a social history of railways in Colonial India, 1850-1920

This book explores the impact of railways on colonial Indian society from the commencement of railway operations in the mid-nineteenth to the early decades of the twentieth century. The book represents a historiographical departure. Using new archival evidence as well as travelogues written by In...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Mukhopadhyay, Aparajita, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2018.
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Sumario:This book explores the impact of railways on colonial Indian society from the commencement of railway operations in the mid-nineteenth to the early decades of the twentieth century. The book represents a historiographical departure. Using new archival evidence as well as travelogues written by Indian railway travellers in Bengali and Hindi, this book suggests that the impact of railways on colonial Indian society were more heterogeneous and complex than anticipated either by India's colonial railway builders or currently assumed by post-colonial scholars.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (255 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781315397085
9781315397108
9781315397092