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Representing Calcutta: Modernity, Nationalism and the Colonial Uncanny - Asia's Transformations / Asia's Great Cities Chattopadhyay, Swati (University of California, USA) 1st edition
Representing Calcutta: Modernity, Nationalism and the Colonial Uncanny - Asia's Transformations / Asia's Great Cities
Chattopadhyay, Swati (University of California, USA)
This major new postcolonial study addresses the questions of modernity and space that haunt our perception of Calcutta. It explores the politics of representation and the cultural changes that occurred in the city as its residents negotiated the idea of being 'modern'.
336 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | March 15, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780415392167 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 330 |
| Dimensions | 235 × 158 × 27 mm · 504 g |
| Language | English |