This magnificent book combines cultural, social, economic and political history in a quite remarkable way. Based on fascinating primary research in India, England and Scotland, it represents a new departure in the writing of imperial history. 'Jute and Empire' follows the intrig…
Combining cultural, social, economic and political history, this text follows the story of the rivalry between Calcutta and Dundee from the 1830s to the 1950s, as these two cities competed in the world jute trade.
"This book foregrounds the subjectivity of acting women amidst violent debates on femininity and education, livelihood and labour, sexuality and marriage. It looks at the emergence of the stage actress as an artist and an ideological construct at critical phases of performance p…
"This book foregrounds the subjectivity of acting women amidst violent debates on femininity and education, livelihood and labour, sexuality and marriage. It looks at the emergence of the stage actress as an artist and an ideological construct at critical phases of performance p…
"This book foregrounds the subjectivity of acting women amidst violent debates on femininity and education, livelihood and labour, sexuality and marriage. It looks at the emergence of the stage actress as an artist and an ideological construct at critical phases of performance p…
Describes Calcutta in the twentieth century and gives predictions regarding future development.
A computer operator in New York stumbles on information regarding an experiment in 1895 Calcutta to change people. In the experiment, mosquitos were used to transfer chromosomes from one person to another.