| Calcutta: A Cultural History Contributor(s): Dutta, Krishna (Author) |
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ISBN: 1566567211 ISBN-13: 9781566567213 Publisher: Interlink Books OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: A Calcutta native explores the multiple paradoxes of the city, giving personal insight into its unique history and modern identity as reflected in literature, cinema, and music. Illustrations. Maps. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - India & South Asia - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 954.147 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.3" W x 8.05" (0.77 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: ?Calcutta (renamed Kolkata in 2001) is a city of extremes, where exquisite refinement rubs shoulders with coarse commercialism and political violence. Krishna Dutta explores these multiple paradoxes, giving personal insight into Calcutta's unique history and modern identity as reflected in its architecture, literature, cinema, and music. |