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Life In Bombay, And The Neighboring Out-Stations

Life In Bombay, And The Neighboring Out-Stations

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ArchaeologyGeneral World HistoryIndian & South Asian History

ISBN10: 9354503322
ISBN13: 9789354503320
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 390
Weight: 1.26
Height: 0.87 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Before Mumbai had its modern skyline, Bombay was a city where empire, commerce, and everyday lives pressed close together. Bombay changed by the hour. Life In Bombay, And The Neighboring Out-Stations captures that restless energy in a vivid, observant historical travelogue of a place on the hinge of change. Part colonial travel narrative and part social record, this classic travel reprint follows the rhythms of bombay city life and the movement beyond the city to nearby out-stations, offering a grounded sense of colonial bombay society as it was seen and described in its own time. You will find details of manners, work, leisure, and public life that illuminate colonial india customs without smoothing away their contradictions. Read as anglo-indian travel writing, it reveals how british raj india looked and felt to contemporary eyes; read as a mumbai history classics title, it becomes a richly textured Indian history reference on 19th century bombay. As a period document, it preserves the attitudes and everyday details that official reports leave behind, making the past feel immediate rather than remote today. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Presented as a complete public domain text, it belongs on the shelf of anyone who values classic travel literature and primary-source perspectives on Bombay.

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