Metallic modern : everyday machines in colonial Sri Lanka /

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Everyday life in the Crown colony of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) was characterized by a direct encounter of people with modernity through the consumption and use of foreign machines - in particular, the Singer sewing machine, but also the gramophone, tramway, bicycle and varieties of industrial equipment. Th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wickramasinghe, Nira (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2014.
Edición:First edition.
Temas:
Industries > Social aspects > Sri Lanka > History.
Consumption (Economics) > Sri Lanka.
Civilization, Modern.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
HISTORY > Modern > General.
Civilization, Modern
Consumption (Economics)
Industries > Social aspects
Sri Lanka
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction
  • Exploring Sri Lanka's Modern: Multiple Loops of Belonging; Chapter 1
  • Following the Singer Sewing Machine: Fashioning a Market in a British Crown Colony; Chapter 2
  • Creating a Market Imaginary; Chapter 3
  • Paths to a Buddhist Modern: From Siam to America; Chapter 4
  • The Gramophone: Soulful Sounds and Sacred Speeches; Chapter 5
  • An Asian Modern: Japan; Chapter 6
  • Trams, Cars, Bicycles: Modern Machines in the City; Chapter 7
  • A Tailor's Tale and Machines in the Home; Chapter 8
  • Working like Machines.
  • Conclusion
  • Metallic ModernGlossary; Bibliography; Index.

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