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080			_a94(34) _bSEN
100	1		_aSen, Ranjit
245	1	0	_aBirth of a Colonial City : _bCalcutta
250			_aFirst South Asia Edition
260			_aLondon _bRoutledge _c2019
300			_a261p.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505	0		_aMapping 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 Between two perspectives -- How Calcutta superseded interior towns -- The logic of urbanization -- Municipal administration -- Making a pilgrim centre : Kalighat -- The eighteenth century : the misery of a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			_aLong 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 Further, it sheds light on Calcutta's early search for identity--how it superseded interior towns and flourished as the seat of power for its hinterland; developed its early institutions, while its municipal administration slowly burgeoned.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	_aUrbanization _zIndia _zKolkata
690			_aGeneral
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