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| 100 | _aDatta, Partho | ||
| 245 | _aPlanning the city : urbanization and reform in Calcutta C1800 - C1940 | ||
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_aNew Delhi _bTulika Books _c2012 |
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| 300 | _axv,332p. | ||
| 500 | _aCONTENTS 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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