Imperial Technology and ''Native'' Agency - A Social History of Railways in Colonial India, 1850-1920

Summary

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 painted.

Product details

• Authors: Aparajita Mukhopadhyay, Mukhopadhyay Aparajita
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.05.2018
• EAN: 9781138226685
• ISBN: 978-1-138-22668-5
• No. of pages: 242
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History, India, c 1800 to c 1900, Colonialism & imperialism, Later 19th century c 1850 to c 1899, Social and cultural history, Transport industries, Colonialism and imperialism, Asian History, C 1900 - C 1914, Railway transport industries, HISTORY / Asia / South / General