Author: Dirom Gray CrawfordPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hughli (India : District)
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
A Brief History of the Hughli District
Author: Dirom Gray CrawfordPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hughli (India : District)
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Hooghly
Author: Robert IvermeePublisher: Hurst & Company
ISBN: 1787383253
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The Hooghly, a distributary of the Ganges flowing south to the Bay of Bengal, is now little known outside of India. Yet for centuries it was a river of truly global significance, attracting merchants, missionaries, mercenaries, statesmen, laborers and others from Europe, Asia and beyond. Hooghly seeks to restore the waterway to the heart of global history. Focusing in turn on the role of and competition between those who struggled to control the river--the Portuguese, the Mughals, the Dutch, the French and finally the British, who built their imperial capital, Calcutta, on its banks--the author considers how the Hooghly was integrated into global networks of encounter and exchange, and the dramatic consequences that ensued. Traveling up and down the river, Robert Ivermee explores themes of enduring concern, among them the dynamics of modern capitalism and the power of large corporations; migration and human trafficking; the role of new technologies in revolutionizing social relations; and the human impact on the natural world. The Hooghly's global history, he concludes, may offer lessons for India as it emerges as a world superpower.
A Brief History of the Cyclone at Calcutta and Vicinity, 5th Oct. 1864
Author: Imperial Gazetteer of India ...
Author: James Sutherland CottonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Imperial Gazetteer of India
Author: The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Harmony-Hurstmonceaux
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1008
Book Description
"The last great work of the age of reason, the final instance when all human knowledge could be presented with a single point of view ... Unabashed optimism, and unabashed racism, pervades many entries in the 11th, and provide its defining characteristics ... Despite its occasional ugliness, the reputation of the 11th persists today because of the staggering depth of knowledge contained with its volumes. It is especially strong in its biographical entries. These delve deeply into the history of men and women prominent in their eras who have since been largely forgotten - except by the historians, scholars"-- The Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2012/apr/10/encyclopedia-britannica-11th-edition.
The Encyclopaedia Britannica
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1004
Book Description
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SIKHS (MULTIDIMENSIONAL SIKH STRUGGLES)
Author: Devinder Singh MangatPublisher: SLM PUBLISHERS
ISBN: 9391083404
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 587
Book Description
A Brief History of the Sikhs attempts to highlight that the inhabitants of Punjab have been free spirited, accommodating and companionate towards the peaceful settlers. But they were not accommodating towards the invaders from the north west. They accepted the new ideas like Sufism and the Bhakti movements with open arms. Out of the synthesis of the two, Sikhism was born. The Sikhs carried on their free spirited approach towards the Punjabi nationalism and onwards to uncompromising nationalist approach for the independence of India from the British slavery in 1947. Unlike other communities, the Punjabis fought against a common enemy not among themselves. The Punjabis have been hard working, honest, peace loving and pushing, irrespective of their ethnicity. The Muslims, Hindus and the Sikhs stood for the Punjabiat. That is what the, A Brief History of the Sikhs stands for.
History of the Portuguese in Bengal
Author: Joachim Joseph A. CamposPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
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