Author: Orissa (India)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Orissa (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 1514
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Madras District Gazetteers: Nilgiris District
Author: Madras (India : State)
Publisher:
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Category : Tamil Nadu (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 848
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tamil Nadu (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 848
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Madras District Gazetteers
Author: Madras (India : State)
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Category : Madras (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 438
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Publisher:
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Category : Madras (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 438
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Orissa District Gazetteers: Nilgiris District
Author: Orissa (India)
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Category : Orissa (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 1514
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Category : Orissa (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 1514
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Madras District Gazetteers: Kanniyakumari District
Author: Madras (India : State)
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Category : Tamil Nadu (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 1396
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Category : Tamil Nadu (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 1396
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Madras District Gazetteers: Coimbatore
Author: Madras (India : State)
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Category : Tamil Nadu (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 708
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Category : Tamil Nadu (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 708
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Madras District Gazetteers: Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts (erstwhile Chengalpattu District (pt. 1-2)
Author: Madras (India : State)
Publisher:
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Category : Tamil Nadu (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 1054
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Category : Tamil Nadu (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 1054
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The Magic Mountains
Author: Dane Kennedy
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520311000
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Perched among peaks that loom over heat-shimmering plains, hill stations remain among the most curious monuments to the British colonial presence in India. In this engaging and meticulously researched study, Dane Kennedy explores the development and history of the hill stations of the raj. He shows that these cloud-enshrouded havens were sites of both refuge and surveillance for British expatriates: sanctuaries from the harsh climate as well as an alien culture; artificial environments where colonial rulers could nurture, educate, and reproduce themselves; commanding heights from which orders could be issued with an Olympian authority. Kennedy charts the symbolic and sociopolitical functions of the hill stations over the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, arguing that these highland communities became much more significant to the British colonial government than mere places for rest and play. Particularly after the revolt of 1857, they became headquarters for colonial political and military authorities. In addition, the hill stations provided employment to countless Indians who worked as porters, merchants, government clerks, domestics, and carpenters. The isolation of British authorities at the hill stations reflected the paradoxical character of the British raj itself, Kennedy argues. While attempting to control its subjects, it remained aloof from Indian society. Ironically, as more Indians were drawn to these mountain areas for work, and later for vacation, the carefully guarded boundaries between the British and their subjects eroded. Kennedy argues that after the turn of the century, the hill stations were increasingly incorporated into the landscape of Indian social and cultural life. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1996.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520311000
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Perched among peaks that loom over heat-shimmering plains, hill stations remain among the most curious monuments to the British colonial presence in India. In this engaging and meticulously researched study, Dane Kennedy explores the development and history of the hill stations of the raj. He shows that these cloud-enshrouded havens were sites of both refuge and surveillance for British expatriates: sanctuaries from the harsh climate as well as an alien culture; artificial environments where colonial rulers could nurture, educate, and reproduce themselves; commanding heights from which orders could be issued with an Olympian authority. Kennedy charts the symbolic and sociopolitical functions of the hill stations over the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, arguing that these highland communities became much more significant to the British colonial government than mere places for rest and play. Particularly after the revolt of 1857, they became headquarters for colonial political and military authorities. In addition, the hill stations provided employment to countless Indians who worked as porters, merchants, government clerks, domestics, and carpenters. The isolation of British authorities at the hill stations reflected the paradoxical character of the British raj itself, Kennedy argues. While attempting to control its subjects, it remained aloof from Indian society. Ironically, as more Indians were drawn to these mountain areas for work, and later for vacation, the carefully guarded boundaries between the British and their subjects eroded. Kennedy argues that after the turn of the century, the hill stations were increasingly incorporated into the landscape of Indian social and cultural life. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1996.
Gazetteer of South India
Author: W. Francis
Publisher: Mittal Publications
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 556
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Publisher: Mittal Publications
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 556
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Census of India, 1961: India
Author: India. Office of the Registrar
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 990
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 990
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Library Catalogue, Corrected Up to December 31st, 1916
Author: Coimbatore (India). Agricultural College and Research Institute. Library
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 154
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 154
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