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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Gyan Prakash (Prefazione), Ranganathan Murali (Editore e traduzione)
• Editore: Anthem Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 10.03.2008
• EAN: 9781843312772
• ISBN: 978-1-84331-277-2
• Pagine: 407
• Serie: Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series; Anthem South Asian Studies
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, India, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Asian History, HISTORY / Asia / South / India