Planning the city : urbanization and reform in Calcutta C1800 - C1940

By:

Datta, Partho

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi Tulika Books 2012Description: xv,332pISBN:

8189487906

DDC classification:

307.1412 DAT

List(s) this item appears in: BYOR_ Prof.Anil Roy_17-09-2024

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CONTENTS Acknowledgements ix Introduction xiii CHAPTER ONE Whose Improvement? 1 CHAPTER TWO Miasmas, Lotteries and the Beginning of Improvement (1803-1830) 10 CHAPTER THREE Fear of Fevers: The Inauguration of Reform (1830-1840) 89 CHAPTER FOUR Taking on the Bustis (1830-1890) 127 CHAPTER FIVE The Last Straw: Suburbs, Plague and The Building Commission (1870-1900) 171 CHAPTER SIX Implementing the Plan: The Calcutta Improvement Trust (1911-1940) 201 Conclusion: Dilemmas of Planning 289 Bibliography 295 Credits for Illustration 316 Index 319

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