Imperial Technology and 'Native' Agency A Social History of Railways in Colonial India, 1850-1920

This book explores the impact of railways on colonial Indian society from the commencement of railway operations in the mid-nineteenth to the early decades of the twentieth century. The book represents a historiographical departure. Using new archival evidence as well as travelogues written by India...

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Main Author:	Mukhopadhyay, Aparajita
Format:	eBook Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Routledge 2018 Taylor and Francis No Funder Information Available Taylor & Francis
Edition:	1
Subjects:	Asian History Bengali Travelogues British Empire British India Colonial Administration Colonial Indian Society Colonialism and imperialism East Indian Railway East Indian Railway Company Eastern Bengal Railway Economics, Finance, Business and Management Europe Great Britain Great Indian Peninsular Railway History History and Archaeology History since 1800 History: specific events and topics Imperial & Colonial History India (studies of) India > Civilization > 1765-1947 India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947 Indian History Indian Passengers Indian Railway Indian Railway Company Industry and industrial studies Interdisciplinary studies Lower Class Passengers Modern History Muslim Passengers Nonfiction Passenger Demands Railroad travel Railroad travel > Social aspects > India > History Railroads Railroads > Social aspects > India > History Railway Authorities Railway Operations Railway Spaces Railway Time Railway Transport Industries Railways in India Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects Refreshment Arrangements Regional / International studies The Raj Transport industries World history Bengali Travelogues Great Indian Peninsular Railway Indian Railway East Indian Railway North Western Provinces Ticketing Regulations Railway Operations Refreshment Arrangements Railway Spaces Passenger Demands Muslim Passengers Lower Class Passengers Colonial Administration Indian Railway Company Eastern Bengal Railway Railway Travel Refreshment Rooms Indian Passengers Railway Time Railway Authorities Railway Company’s Network Colonial India Colonial Indian Society East Indian Railway Company Indian Language Newspapers
ISBN:	1315397099, 9781315397092, 1138226688, 9781138226685, 0367590980, 9780367590987, 1315397102, 1315397080, 9781315397078, 1315397072, 9781315397085, 9781315397108
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Table of Contents:

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- Introduction -- 1 On time? Railway time and travel-discipline in colonial India -- 2 A ticket to control? Limits of railway travel-discipline in colonial India -- 3 A shared space? Contestation of station spaces and railway travel-discipline in colonial India -- 4 Chariots of equality? Travelling in railway carriages and social transformation in colonial India -- 5 To eat or not to eat? Railway travel, commensality and social change in colonial India -- 6 A nation on the move? Railway travel and conceptualisations of space in colonial India -- 7 Shared spaces, shifting identities: Railway travel and notions of identity and community in colonial India -- Conclusion: All aboard the train? Technology transmission and social transformation in colonial India -- Bibliography -- Index