Redeeming Calcutta: A Portrait of India's Imperial Capital

by Steve Raymer

Redeeming Calcutta: A Portrait of India's Imperial Capital takes a fresh look at one of Asia's great cities, a metropolis of hope and decay that was once the Second City of the British Empire after London. In this storied colonial metropolis, National Geographic photographer and educator Steve Raymer discovers a city of high culture, leftist politics, and ambitions to reclaim its past grandeur. With around 200 photographs, including historic black-and-white...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198082185
• ISBN13: 9780198082187
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 3.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 11.3" x 11.3"