Lines of the Nation: Indian Railway Workers, Bureaucracy, and the Intimate Historical Self (Cultures of History)

Lines of the Nation: Indian Railway Workers, Bureaucracy, and the Intimate Historical Self (Cultures of History)

by L Bear (Author)

Synopsis

Provides the history of the Indian railways. from the design of carriages to the architecture of stations, employment hierarchies, and the construction of employee housing, this book explores the public spaces and social relationships created by the railway bureaucracy. It traces their influence on the formation of Indian nationalism.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 360
Edition: annotated edition
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 06 Jul 2007

ISBN 10: 0231140029
ISBN 13: 9780231140027