The Rise of Bombay: A Retrospect - Couverture souple

Edwardes, Stephen Meredyth

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1108144071 ISBN 13 : 9781108144070

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

The history of the port city of Bombay as told in 1902 by a British civil servant who lived there.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This work, reprinted from the 1901 Census of India Series in 1902, examines the growth of the great Indian port city, giving contemporary statistics as well as recounting its long history before and during British rule (the East India Company had begun trading there in the 1660s). The editor, Stephen Meredyth Edwardes (1873–1927), was a civil servant based in Bombay. Using sources from travellers' accounts to official documents, this work tells the story of Bombay, 'one of the most splendid of Imperial Cities', as Edwardes describes it. Starting in prehistoric times, he discusses the topography of the city, its prosperity through trade and its early rulers, before moving on to the significance of Hinduism and Islam, the arrival of the Portuguese and finally the establishment of British rule. Illustrated with maps and photographs, this work gives a vivid history of the development of one of India's most important cities.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1108144071
• ISBN 13: 9781108144070
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 410
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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