Govind Narayan''s Mumbai - An Urban Biography From 1863

Informationen zum Autor Govind Narayan (1815-1865) was one of the leading authors of his age, producing a series of original books that were principally designed to strengthen the moral fibre. Murali Ranganathan lives and works in Mumbai. After having worked in various jobs, Murali turned to research. 'Govind Narayan's Mumbai' is his first publication. Gyan Prakash is Professor of History at Princeton University. Klappentext The first ever book on Mumbai written in the Marathi language, this is a historically fascinating and revealing urban biography of nineteenth-century India. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Foreword by Gyan Prakash; Introduction; Govind Narayan: A Preliminary Bio-Bibliography; Govind Narayan's Mumbai; Notes to the Text; Biographical Index of Mumbai Men of the Nineteenth Century; Descriptive Index of Mumbai Institutions of the Nineteenth Century; Bibliography; Glossary; Index; Map

Product details

• Assisted by: Gyan Prakash (Foreword), Ranganathan Murali (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2009
• EAN: 9781843313052
• ISBN: 978-1-84331-305-2
• No. of pages: 416
• Series: Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series; Anthem South Asian Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Asian History, HISTORY / Asia / South / General