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Redeeming Calcutta: A Portrait of India's Imperial Capital takes a fresh look at one of Asia's great cities, a metropolis of hope and decay that was once the Second City of the British Empire after London. In this storied colonial metropolis, National Geographic photographer and educator Steve Raymer discovers a city of high culture, leftist politics, and ambitions to reclaim its past grandeur. With around 200 photographs, including historic black-and-white images, the book takes us through the streets, ghats, and corridors of Calcutta to capture the imperial/historical city, the city in motion, commerce and business, the practice of faith, the country's cultural hub, and politics. Raymer's compelling photographs, coupled with a timely and detailed text, paint an inclusive and nuanced portrait of Calcutta, a city long neglected by Western journalists except for its poverty and sorrow. The volume also includes a Foreword by acclaimed historian, Dipesh Chakrabarty.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: Redeeming Calcutta
• Author: Steve Raymer
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 216
• EAN: 9780198082187
• ISBN: 0198082185
• ID: 04521277
• Publisher: OUP India
• Weight: 1816 g
• Dimensions: 312 × 310 × 50 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. December 2012

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