Overview

This volume presents a comprehensive study of the urbanization of Bengal from ancient to postcolonial times. It analyses the notion of urban space, examines the institutions which constitute the ‘urban’, and explores the crises brought about by the Partition. The book highlights the key features of urbanization in colonial Bengal––the print culture, institutions of Western education and Western medicine, and the census as a ‘modern form of knowledge’. It also looks at the refugee movement and discusses the contribution of Partition refugees in urbanizing Bengal. Rich in archival sources, this book will be indispensable for scholars and researchers of urban history, urban studies, Indian history, colonial history, postcolonial studies, partition studies, and South Asian history, particularly those interested in Bengal.

Full Product Details

9781032800868

Table of Contents

Reviews

Author Information

Pallavi Chakravarty is Assistant Professor at the School of Liberal Studies, Dr B R Ambedkar University Delhi, New Delhi, India. She is the author of Boundaries and Belonging: Rehabilitation of Refugees in India, 1947-71 (2022). She was also Junior Fellow at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (now Pradhan Mantri Museum and Library, New Delhi). Her primary areas of research are partition studies, women and migration, oral histories. She has authored research papers which have been published in peer reviewed journals and edited volumes of national and international repute.

Tab Content 6

Countries Available