Sitting at the heart of the Raj's project to 'improve' India, the construction of railways began as a 'liberal' experiment in 1853: to promote trade and commerce, to distribute food, and to facilitate the movement of troops. This study focuses in on what was the largest investme…
"Ascent and Decline of Native and Colonial Trading: Tale of Four Indian Cities presents a vivid picture of how the British political regime reorganized the structure of the Indian economy to suit its own objectives. While doing so, the regime also affected the geographical distr…
"BORDERLESS EMPIRE explores the volatile history of Dutch Guiana, in particular the forgotten colonies of Essequibo and Demerara, in order to provide new perspectives on European empire building in the Atlantic world. It argues that imperial expansion was a process of improvisat…
The Black Town, Spaces of Pathology, and a Hindu Discourse of Citizenship -- The Calcutta Improvement Trust: Racialized Hygiene, Expropriation, and Resistance by Religion -- A City-Nation: Paras, Hygiene, and Swaraj -- A New Black Town: Recolonizing Calcutta's Bustees -- Epilogu…
Empire-building did not only involve the use of excessive violence against native communities, but also required the gathering of data about the native Other. This is a book about books, which looks at the writings of Western colonial administrators, company-men and map-makers w…
Empire-building did not only involve the use of excessive violence against native communities, but also required the gathering of data about the native Other. This is a book about books, which looks at the writings of Western colonial administrators, company-men and map-makers w…
Empire-building did not only involve the use of excessive violence against native communities, but also required the gathering of data about the native Other. This is a book about books, which looks at the writings of Western colonial administrators, company-men and map-makers w…
Empire-building did not only involve the use of excessive violence against native communities, but also required the gathering of data about the native Other. This is a book about books, which looks at the writings of Western colonial administrators, company-men and map-makers w…
Empire-building did not only involve the use of excessive violence against native communities, but also required the gathering of data about the native Other. This is a book about books, which looks at the writings of Western colonial administrators, company-men and map-makers w…
