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Imperial Technology and 'Native' Agency: A Social History of Railways in Colonial India, 1850-1920 1st edition
Mukhopadhyay, Aparajita (Salisbury University, USA)
Imperial Technology and 'Native' Agency: A Social History of Railways in Colonial India, 1850-1920 1st edition
Mukhopadhyay, Aparajita (Salisbury University, USA)
This book examines the impact of railways on colonial Indian society in the mid-nineteenth and early twentieth century. It contributes to the wider debates on how far technology can propel social change, regardless of the political context of transmission. The author finds that the impact of railways was not as radical as is sometimes paint
242 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | August 14, 2020 |
ISBN13 | 9780367590987 |
Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Pages | 242 |
Dimensions | 233 × 155 × 20 mm · 396 g |
Language | English |