Calcutta : the living city

著者

• Chaudhuri, Sukanta

書誌事項

Calcutta : the living city

edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri

Oxford University Press, 1990

• : set
• v. 1
• v. 2

注記

Vol. 1. The past -- v. 2. The present and future

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

v. 1 ISBN 9780195625851

内容説明

Written by Calcutta's most noted scholars, writers, and artists, these lavishly illustrated books celebrate the tercentenary of India's most vibrant city. There are essays on the history, economy, art, music, literature, and cinema of Calcutta, while the people, places, and institutions that have shaped this teeming city over three centuries are brought to life in a series of fascinating portraits.

目次

• Volume I: The Past: Calcutta: The name
• The site of Calcutta
• Before Calcutta
• Job charnock
• The growth and development of Old Calcutta
• Kalighat
• Chitpur
• Calcutta and the current of History, 1690-1912
• British life in Old Calcutta
• The Jews of Calcutta
• The Armenians in Calcutta
• The 'Great Houses'
• Jarasanko and the Thakur family
• The lost world of the Babus
• The common man of Calcutta
• Education in Old Calcutta
• The Bengal Renaissance
• Literature and literary life
• Calcutta in the nineteenth century literature
• Printing and publishing
• Art in Old Calcutta: Indian style
• Western style
• Architecture, 1690-1903
• The Marble Palace
• Music in Old Calcutta
• Old Calcutta theatre
• Scientific studies: The colonial period
• Calcutta's economy 1690-1921
• Civic and public services
• The Calcutta police
• The industrial archaeology of Calcutta
• The Victoria Memorial

巻冊次

v. 2 ISBN 9780195625868

内容説明

Written by scholars, writers, and artists, these volumes celebrate the tercentenary of India's most vibrant city. There are essays on the history, economy, art, music, literature and cinema of Calcutta, while the people, places and institutions that have shaped this teeming city over three centuries are brought to life in a series of portraits. In addition, there are articles on the extreme poverty of many of its inhabitants and assessments of current plans to improve their living standards.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA12138971
• ISBN:
  • 0195627180
  • 0195625854
  • 0195625862
• 出版国コード: ii
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Calcutta
• ページ数/冊数: 2 v.
• 大きさ: 28 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : DS486.C2
  • DC20 : 954/.147 DC20:954/.147
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Kolkata (India)