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Calcutta : two years in the city

Title
Calcutta : two years in the city / Amit Chaudhuri.
Author
Chaudhuri, Amit, 1962-
Publication
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.

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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.
Subject
  • Chaudhuri, Amit, 1962- > Homes and haunts > Kolkata
  • Kolkata (India) > Description and travel
  • Kalkutta
Note
  • "This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso.
Contents
A purchase -- Chandan hotel -- Names -- The new old guard -- Universal suffrage -- High tea -- Italians abroad -- Study leave -- A visit.
ISBN
  • 9780307270245
  • 0307270246
LCCN
  • 2013005865
  • 99955960995
OCLC
  • ocn819383396
  • 819383396
  • SCSB-5717457
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries