Title |
Calcutta : two years in the city / Amit Chaudhuri. |
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Publication Info. |
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. |
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Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department
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915.4 CHAUDHURI |
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New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction
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915.41 C39 |
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West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction
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915.4147 CHAUDHURI |
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Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department
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915.4 CH |
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Edition |
First American edition. |
Description |
306 pages ; 22 cm |
Summary |
An account of the author's two years in Calcutta depicts the city's vibrant architecture, diverse classes, and evolving politics while exploring its self-renewing culture and resilience against globalization. |
Contents |
A purchase -- Chandan hotel -- Names -- The new old guard -- Universal suffrage -- High tea -- Italians abroad -- Study leave -- A visit. |
Subject |
Chaudhuri, Amit, 1962- -- Homes and haunts -- India -- Kolkata.
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Kolkata (India) -- Description and travel.
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ISBN |
9780307270245 hardback |
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0307270246 hardback |
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