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Lines of the Nation: Indian Railway Workers, Bureaucracy, and the Intimate Historical Self
Laura Bear
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Description for Lines of the Nation: Indian Railway Workers, Bureaucracy, and the Intimate Historical Self
Hardback. Provides the history of the Indian railways. from the design of carriages to the architecture of stations, employment hierarchies, and the construction of employee housing, this book explores the public spaces and social relationships created by the railway bureaucracy. It traces their influence on the formation of Indian nationalism. Series: Cultures of History. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTB; KNGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 734.
Lines of the Nation radically recasts the history of the Indian railways, which have long been regarded as vectors of modernity and economic prosperity. From the design of carriages to the architecture of stations, employment hierarchies, and the construction of employee housing, Laura Bear explores the new public spaces and social relationships created by the railway bureaucracy. She then traces their influence on the formation of contemporary Indian nationalism, personal sentiments, and popular memory. Her probing study challenges entrenched beliefs concerning the institutions of modernity and capitalism by showing that these rework older idioms of social distinction and are legitimized ... Read more
Lines of the Nation radically recasts the history of the Indian railways, which have long been regarded as vectors of modernity and economic prosperity. From the design of carriages to the architecture of stations, employment hierarchies, and the construction of employee housing, Laura Bear explores the new public spaces and social relationships created by the railway bureaucracy. She then traces their influence on the formation of contemporary Indian nationalism, personal sentiments, and popular memory. Her probing study challenges entrenched beliefs concerning the institutions of modernity and capitalism by showing that these rework older idioms of social distinction and are legitimized ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Series
Cultures of History
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231140027
SKU
V9780231140027
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About Laura Bear
Laura Bear is lecturer in anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is the author of the novel The Jadu House: Intimate Histories of Anglo-India.
Reviews for Lines of the Nation: Indian Railway Workers, Bureaucracy, and the Intimate Historical Self
A most worthwhile read.
Ian J. Kerr American Historical Review This fine piece of scholarship deserves to be read by all those who wish to contribute to the field of historical anthropology.
Manish K. Thakur Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Lines of the Nation is a substantial contribution to the study of the railway in South Asian ... Read more
Ian J. Kerr American Historical Review This fine piece of scholarship deserves to be read by all those who wish to contribute to the field of historical anthropology.
Manish K. Thakur Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Lines of the Nation is a substantial contribution to the study of the railway in South Asian ... Read more