Spør hvem som helst i Bombay, blokk A i Visham Co-operativ Housing Society har alltid vært bunnsolid. Til tross for sin beliggenhet nær flyplassen, og at det grenser til slummen, har området vært populært i mer enn femti år. Men byen har ikke bare endret navn det siste århundre,…
A suspense-filled story of money and power, luxury and deprivation; a rich tapestry peopled by unforgettable characters, not least of which is Bombay itself
The rivetingly bizarre stories of passionate and eccentric nineteenth-century collectors who braved war zones, revolutions, thieves and auction rooms to amass the great collections of Victorian England.
Before the nineteenth century, armies had to rely on slow and unreliable methods of transportation to move soldiers and equipment during times of conflict. However, as Christian Wolmar demonstrates in this book, the birth of the railway in the early 1830s would transform the the…
Part industrial exposé, part meditation on the nature of freedom of expression, 'The Master Switch' brings to light a crucial drama - rife with indelible characters - played out over decades in the shadows of global communication.
