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Author : Manosi Lahiri
Release : 2012
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 983/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Mapping India by : Manosi Lahiri
Download or read book Mapping India written by Manosi Lahiri. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an overview of important historical maps that eloquently reflect the changing social and political fortunes of India. ,
Author : Matthew H. Edney
Release : 2009-02-15
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 862/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Mapping an Empire by : Matthew H. Edney
Download or read book Mapping an Empire written by Matthew H. Edney. This book was released on 2009-02-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating history of the British surveys of India, Matthew H. Edney relates how imperial Britain used modern survey techniques to not only create and define the spatial image of its Empire, but also to legitimate its colonialist activities. "There is much to be praised in this book. It is an excellent history of how India came to be painted red in the nineteenth century. But more importantly, Mapping an Empire sets a new standard for books that examine a fundamental problem in the history of European imperialism."—D. Graham Burnett, Times Literary Supplement "Mapping an Empire is undoubtedly a major contribution to the rapidly growing literature on science and empire, and a work which deserves to stimulate a great deal of fresh thinking and informed research."—David Arnold, Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History "This case study offers broadly applicable insights into the relationship between ideology, technology and politics. . . . Carefully read, this is a tale of irony about wishful thinking and the limits of knowledge."—Publishers Weekly
Author : Anu Kapur
Release : 2019-02-26
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 217/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Mapping Place Names of India by : Anu Kapur
Download or read book Mapping Place Names of India written by Anu Kapur. This book was released on 2019-02-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first of its kind to chart the terrain of contemporary India’s many place names. It explores different ‘place connections’, investigates how places are named and renamed, and looks at the forces that are remaking the future place name map of India. Lucid and accessible, this book explores the bonds between names, places and people through a unique amalgamation of toponomy, history, mythology and political studies within a geographical expression. This volume addresses questions on the status and value of place names, their interpretation and classification. It brings to the fore the connections between place names and the cultural, geographical and historical significations they are associated with. This will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of geography, law, politics, history and sociology, and will also be of interest to policy-makers, administrators and the reader interested in India.
Author : J.P. Singh
Release : 2022-12-16
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 380/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Mapping India's Urbanization by : J.P. Singh
Download or read book Mapping India's Urbanization written by J.P. Singh. This book was released on 2022-12-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India’s urbanization differs markedly from that of the more developed regions.While urban growth in the more developed regions is slowing down, India’surbanization is moving with a speedy pace. India has been facing a serious problemof the rapid rise of population since the last seven decades. The huge size of urbanpopulation population has reached nearly 400 million now, while until the nineteenthcentury no developed country had a population of more than 100 million. Only a few metropolises dominate the remainder of the country so excessivelythat they prevent other parts from developing, causing increasing regionalimbalance. The rapidly increasing population requires a commensurate increasein the number of jobs in urban areas, if this population is not to starve or bereduced to total dependence. The expansion in the industrial sector of the economyhas lagged far behind the population growth. This has resulted in increasingunemployment, slums, deterioration in urban living, crime, political tension, povertyand similar other problems. It appears that India is likely to confront still greaterurban problems in future. With the hasty rise of population the quality of life inbig cities has deteriorated quite significant.
Author : Sutapa Dutta
Release : 2019-07-01
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 407/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Mapping India by : Sutapa Dutta
Download or read book Mapping India written by Sutapa Dutta. This book was released on 2019-07-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an alternate history of colonial India in the 18th and the 19th centuries. It traces the transitions and transformations during this period through art, literature, music, theatre, satire, textiles, regime changes, personal histories and migration. The essays in the volume examine historical events and movements which questioned the traditional parameters of identity and forged a new direction for the people and the nation. Viewing the age through diverse disciplinary angles, the book also reflects on the various reimaginings of India at the time. This volume will be of interest to academics and researchers of modern Indian history, cultural studies and literature. It will also appeal to scholars interested in the anthropological, sociological and psychological contexts of imperialism.
