Birth of a Colonial City : (Record no. 58944)
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| fixed length control field | 220609s2019 enk b 001 0 eng c |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780367360696(HB) |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 080 ## - UNIVERSAL DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Universal Decimal Classification number | 94(34) |
| Item number | SEN |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Sen, Ranjit |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Birth of a Colonial City : |
| Sub Title | Calcutta |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | First South Asia Edition |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | London |
| Name of publisher | Routledge |
| Year of publication | 2019 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 261p. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Mapping the pattern of urbanization in history : the Calcutta chapter -- A comparative understanding of the growth of the three colonial cities : Calcutta, Madras and Bombay -- Revolution on the riverbank : a study of the creation of a mankind necessary for urbanization -- Geopolitics of early urbanization in Calcutta, 1698-1757 -- Who was the real founder of Calcutta? Between two perspectives -- How Calcutta superseded interior towns -- The logic of urbanization -- Municipal administration -- Making a pilgrim centre : Kalighat -- The eighteenth century : the misery of a checkmated soul -- The city assumes form. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Long before Calcutta was 'discovered' by Job Charnock, it thrived by the Hugli since times immemorial. This book, and its companion Colonial Calcutta, is a biographical account of the when, the how and the what of a global city and its emergence under colonial rule in the 1800s. Ranjit Sen traces the story of how three clustered villages became the hub of the British Empire and a centre of colonial imagination. He examines the historical and geopolitical factors that were significant in securing its prominence, and its subsequent urbanization which was a colonial experience without an antecedent. Further, it sheds light on Calcutta's early search for identity--how it superseded interior towns and flourished as the seat of power for its hinterland; developed its early institutions, while its municipal administration slowly burgeoned. A sharp analysis of the colonial enterprise, this volume lays bare the underbelly of the British Raj. It will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of modern history, South Asian history, urban studies, British Studies and area studies"-- |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Urbanization |
| Geographic subdivision | India |
| -- | Kolkata |
| 690 ## - LOCAL SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM (OCLC, RLIN) | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | General |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | BOOKS |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Current library | Shelving location | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| IMSc Library | Second floor, Rack No: 60 Shelf No: 12 | 94(34) SEN | 76110 | BOOKS |