Author: Kalikinkar Datta
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Alivardi and His Times
Author: Kalikinkar Datta
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Advance Study in the History of Modern India (Volume-1: 1707-1803)
Author: G.S.Chhabra
Publisher: Lotus Press
ISBN: 9788189093068
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Publisher: Lotus Press
ISBN: 9788189093068
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Land and Local Kingship in Eighteenth-Century Bengal
Author: John R. McLane
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521526548
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
This book examines the politics and culture of eastern India's landed chiefs.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521526548
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
This book examines the politics and culture of eastern India's landed chiefs.
Hooghly
Author: Robert Ivermee
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 1787385175
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :
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.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 1787385175
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :
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.
Birth of a Colonial City
Author: Ranjit Sen
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0429638981
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Long 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.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0429638981
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Long 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.
The Trading World of Asia and the English East India Company
Author: K. N. Chaudhuri
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521031592
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
"First published 1978"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521031592
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
"First published 1978"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Peasant History of Late Pre-colonial and Colonial India
Author: B. B. Chaudhuri
Publisher: Pearson Education India
ISBN: 9788131716885
Category : Geschichte
Languages : en
Pages : 988
Book Description
Publisher: Pearson Education India
ISBN: 9788131716885
Category : Geschichte
Languages : en
Pages : 988
Book Description
Mother of My Heart, Daughter of My Dreams
Author: Rachel Fell McDermott
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198030711
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
This book chronicles the rise of goddess worship in the region of Bengal from the middle of the eighteenth century to the present. Focusing on the goddesses Kali and Uma, McDermott examines lyrical poems written by devotees from Ramprasad Sen (ca. 1718-1775) to Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976).
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198030711
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
This book chronicles the rise of goddess worship in the region of Bengal from the middle of the eighteenth century to the present. Focusing on the goddesses Kali and Uma, McDermott examines lyrical poems written by devotees from Ramprasad Sen (ca. 1718-1775) to Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976).
History of Bagree-Rajya (Garhbeta)
Author: Gouripada Chatterjee
Publisher: Mittal Publications
ISBN: 9788170990147
Category : Garbheta Region (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Publisher: Mittal Publications
ISBN: 9788170990147
Category : Garbheta Region (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The Cambridge Economic History of India: Volume 1, C.1200-c.1750
Author: Tapan Raychaudhuri
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521226929
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Examines the history of India during the period c. 1200-c. 1750.
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521226929
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Examines the history of India during the period c. 1200-c. 1750.