Ports, towns, cities
| Title | Ports, towns, cities
a historical tour of the Indian littoral |
|---|---|
| Author | edited by Lakshmi Subramanian. |
| Publication | Variety |
| Size | 168p |
| Language |  ENG |
| ISBN | 9788185026893 |
| Topics |
Port cities--India--History Urbanization--History.--India Commerce India--History Urbanization Port cities |
| Notes | Description : Ports, Towns, Cities: A Historical Tour of the Indian Littoral / Lakshmi Subramanian. === This study charts maritime history from an altogether new vantage point, showing how crucial port cities were in India's social and cultural development. = CONTENTS : Introduction / Lakshmi Subramanian ; The First Urbanization in the Indian Subcontinent / Ranabir Chakravarti ; Early Historical Urban Centres, c. 600 BCE-300 CE / Ranabir Chakravarti ; Coastal Settlements and Communities : Defining the Maritime Landscape in Early South Asia / Himanshu Prabha Ray ; The Mughal Port Cities of Surat and Hugli / Farhat Hasan ; Mapping the Landscape of Pondicherry in the 17th Century / S. Jeyaseela Stephen ; Calcutta, The English City on the Ganges : Temperament and Architecture in the 18th Century / Jonathan Roy Barlow ; The Call of the Sea : Maritime Mumbai , c. 1660-2000 / Mariam Dossal ; Madras: Queen of the Coromandel / Lakshmi Subramanian ; Index ; Contributors. |
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