Railways in Colonial South Asia - Economy, Ecology and Culture

This book is an interesting collection of essays on the Railways in Colonial South Asia. The book introduces the key concepts which have now entered the study of railway history, e.g. economy, ecology, culture, health and crime through the various essays.

Table des matières

Introduction: The Railways in Colonial South Asia 1. Imperial Railway in Nineteenth Century South Asia 2. Pakistan's Railway: A Painful History? 3. The Impact of Railway Expansion on Himalayan Forests 4. Railways and Forests: History of Railways and their Impact on Forest Policies of South India, 1850-1900 5. The Rise and Fall of Pakistan Railway, 1849-2013 6. An Overview of the Development of the Sri Lanka Railway 7. The Covenanted Workforce: A Study of the European Employees of BB&CI Railway in Colonial India, 1852-1870 8. Construction of Railway Line over Thall and Bhore Ghat: A Dream Come True 9. Problems of Indian Railways upto c. 1900  10. Socio-Cultural History: Railways in Gujarati Literature and Traditions 11. Mapping the Gaikward's Baroda State Railway on the Colonial Rail-Network 12. Colonialism and Transformation in Punjab: A Story of Railway Development 13. Railways in Bihar: Peasant Protest, Response of Raj and Compensation 14. Railway Development in India: A Study of Extension to Colonial Orissa

A propos de l'auteur

Ganeswar Nayak is Assistant Professor and Head, Department of History, F.M. Autonomous College, Balasore, Orissa.

Résumé

This book is an interesting collection of essays on the Railways in Colonial South Asia. The book introduces the key concepts which have now entered the study of railway history, e.g. economy, ecology, culture, health and crime through the various essays.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Ganeswar Nayak
• Collaboration: Ganeswar Nayak (Editeur), Nayak Ganeswar (Editeur)
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9781032057378
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3205737-8
• Pages: 470
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences naturelles en général; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History, TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / General, Asian History, Trains & railways: general interest, Development Studies, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), Trains and railways: general interest, HISTORY / Asia / South / General