Representing Calcutta - Modernity, Nationalism and the Colonial Uncanny (Paperback, New ed)

"Representing Calcutta: Modernity, Nationalism, and the Colonial Uncanny" is a spatial history of colonial Calcutta, addressing the question of modernity that haunts our perception of Calcutta. The book responds to two interrelated concerns about the city. The first is the image of Calcutta as the worst case scenario of a Third World city - the proverbial "city of dreadful nights." The second is the changing nature of the city's public spaces - the demise of certain forms of urban sociality that have been mourned in recent literature as the passing of Bengali modernity.
This book explores the history of the city, focusing in particular on its emergence from colonialism into postcolonial modernity. Drawing on postcolonial and spatial theory, the author analyzes the city under British colonial rule and in its later incarnations, and also examines such issues as gender, identity, and nationalism. It is an essential text for scholars with an interest in colonialism, South Asia, and urban development.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Asia's Transformations/Asia's Great Cities
Release date:	March 2006
First published:	2005
Authors:	Swati Chattopadhyay
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-39216-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Nationalism Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-415-39216-0
Barcode:	9780415392167

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