9780595342303-0595342302-Calcutta: Society and Change 1690-1990

Calcutta: Society and Change 1690-1990

ISBN-13: 9780595342303
ISBN-10: 0595342302
Author: Richard Stevenson
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
Format: Paperback 186 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780595342303
ISBN-10: 0595342302
Author: Richard Stevenson
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
Format: Paperback 186 pages

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Calcutta: Society and Change 1690-1990 (ISBN-13: 9780595342303 and ISBN-10: 0595342302), written by authors Richard Stevenson, was published by iUniverse, Inc. in 2005. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Calcutta: Society and Change 1690-1990 (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.45.

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Calcutta, for whose slums and poverty many moan, has been a city swept by various imported ideas and vibrant with indigenous ones. In the process it has evolved into a creative center, especially in the fields of arts, thought, and science. Controversy is what the city has thrived upon, despite its multiplicity of problems. The book deals with some of the controversies and their contribution to contemporary society and culture." a very well informed account-highly perceptive-of intellectual trends and related changes in Calcutta."Robert J. CraneFord-Maxwell Professor of South Asia HistorySyracuse University

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