1st Edition
Urbanization in India During the British Period (1857–1947)
By Dipsikha Sahoo
Copyright 2021
330 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
330 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
330 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Urban history is a rapidly expanding interdisciplinary field of research. The rate of urban growth in the twentieth century has also stimulated interest in the city as an object of socio-historical inquiry. Some historical studies on individual Indian cities like Bombay, Calcutta, Cawnpore, Delhi, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Surat and Madras have primarily explored the growth of urban centres by... Read more
1. Introduction
2. India During the East India Company’s Rule
3. Socio-Economic and Political Causes of Urbanization in India During the British Period
4. Pattern of Urbanization in India During the British Period
5. Contribution of Railways to Urbanization in India
6. Growth of Satellitic Primates and Other Major Cities in India
7. Conclusion
Biography
Dipsikha Sahoo is an independent scholar who formerly worked as Assistant Professor in Sociology at Lovely Professional University and postdoctoral fellow at NCDS, Bhubaneswar.
