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India's railway history [electronic resource] : a research handbook / by John Hurd and Ian J. Kerr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hurd, John, 1937-
- Series:
- Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 2 South Asia 27.
- Handbook of oriental studies. Section 2, South Asia, 0169-9377 ; v. 27
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Railroads--India--History--Research.
- Railroads.
- Railroads--India--History--Sources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (360 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- India has had operating railways for well-over 150 years: railways that have played a central and well-documented role in the making of India in the colonial and post-colonial eras. This handbook provides a reference guide for researchers interested in almost any facet of the history, colonial and post-colonial, of these railways. The secondary literature is identified and surveyed, primary sources and their locations identified, statistical and cartographic data discussed and presented, and a massive bibliography made available. This handbook is the indispensable tool for anyone seeking to understand India's railways and the roles they played in the making of modern India.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material / John Hurd and Ian J. Kerr
- 1. Context: A Brief Survey of India’s Railway History, circa 1830–circa 2010 / John Hurd and Ian J. Kerr
- 2. Secondary Sources: Writing the Railways of India, circa 1830–circa 2012 / John Hurd and Ian J. Kerr
- 3. Primary Sources: Varieties, Descriptions and Locations / John Hurd and Ian J. Kerr
- 4. Cultural Dimensions of India’s Railways: Representation, Representations, and Sources / John Hurd and Ian J. Kerr
- 5. Statistics and Maps: Two Types of Sources Described in Greater Detail / John Hurd and Ian J. Kerr
- 6. Statistics: Further Treasures, Applications and Opportunities / John Hurd and Ian J. Kerr
- Appendix / John Hurd and Ian J. Kerr
- Bibliography / John Hurd and Ian J. Kerr
- Index / John Hurd and Ian J. Kerr.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-55143-8
- 9786613863881
- 90-04-23115-3
- OCLC:
- 808366401
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004231153 DOI
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