Tracks of change : railways and everyday life in colonial India /

"Discusses how railway technology, travel, and infrastructure became increasingly and inextricably woven with everyday life in colonial South Asia, how people negotiated this increasing presence of railways in their lives, and how the ensuing processes has materially shaped South Asia's pr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Prasad, Ritika, 1975-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Daryaganj, Delhi, India : Cambridge University Press, [2015]
Temas:
1765-1947
Railroads > Social aspects > India > History.
Railroad travel > Social aspects > India > History.
Social change > India > History.
Voyages en train > Aspect social > Inde > Histoire.
TRANSPORTATION > Railroads > Pictorial.
Manners and customs
Railroads > Social aspects
Social change
Social conditions
India > Social life and customs.
India > Social conditions.
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947.
Inde > Mœurs et coutumes.
Inde > Conditions sociales.
Inde > Histoire > 1765-1947 (Occupation britannique)
India
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Discusses how railway technology, travel, and infrastructure became increasingly and inextricably woven with everyday life in colonial South Asia, how people negotiated this increasing presence of railways in their lives, and how the ensuing processes has materially shaped South Asia's present"--$c Provided by publisher
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 315 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-306) and index.
ISBN:9781316053577
1316053571
9781316032176
1316032175
9781316030257
1316030253
9781316031698
1316031691

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