Lines of the nation : Indian Railway workers, bureaucracy, and the intimate historical self /

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Lines of the Nation radically recasts the history of the Indian railways, which have long been regarded as vectors of modernity and economic prosperity. From the design of carriages to the architecture of stations, employment hierarchies, and the construction of employee housing, Laura Bear explores...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bear, Laura (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2007.
Colección:Cultures of history.
Temas:
Indian Railways > Management > Historiography.
Indian Railways > Officials and employees > Social conditions.
Indian Railways > Officials and employees > Economic conditions.
Eastern Railway (India) > Archives.
Eastern Railway (India)
Indian Railways
Geschichte
Railroads and state > India > Historiography.
Transports ferroviaires > Politique gouvernementale > Inde > Historiographie.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Knowledge Capital.
HISTORY > Asia > India & South Asia.
Employees > Economic conditions
Employees > Social conditions
Eisenbahn
India
Indien
Archives
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Lines of the Nation radically recasts the history of the Indian railways, which have long been regarded as vectors of modernity and economic prosperity. From the design of carriages to the architecture of stations, employment hierarchies, and the construction of employee housing, Laura Bear explores the new public spaces and social relationships created by the railway bureaucracy. She then traces their influence on the formation of contemporary Indian nationalism, personal sentiments, and popular memory. Her probing study challenges entrenched beliefs concerning the institution.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 346 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780231511513
0231511515

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