Calcutta in Colonial Transition

by Ranjit Sen

Book Overview

This book brings home the story of how three clustered villages grew into a primate city, in which a garrison town, a port city and the capital of an empire merged into one entity-Calcutta. This and its companion volume Birth of a Colonial City examine the geopolitical factors that were significant in securing Calcutta's position in the light of growing influence of the East India Company and subsequently the British Empire.

A definitive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138366919
• ISBN13: 9781138366916
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Routledge India
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.6"