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The Purveyors of Destiny: A Cultural Biography of the Indian Railways.
by Chatterjee, Arup K
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 9386950146
- ISBN 13
- 9789386950147
- Seller
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
New Delhi: Bloomsbury India, 2017. 1st ed.. Paperback large trade (with flaps), very good condition, sepia (brown-tinted) & few colour photos centre spread, edges minimally foxed, tiny bump base spine, pages lightly toned as common, minor edgewear. 321 pp. Arup Chatterjee brings together all the elements that make the Indian Railway Systems and the stations so interesting for many people.This is the first time this theme has appeared in a book replete with anecdotes from colonial and Indian accounts, the nationalist movement, Indian cinema, adverts, and a lot more - in an ever expanding cultural biography of the Great Indian Railways. The old sepia photos add a charming appeal to the book.
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- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30187
- Title
- The Purveyors of Destiny: A Cultural Biography of the Indian Railways.
- Author
- Chatterjee, Arup K
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 9386950146
- ISBN 13
- 9789386950147
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury India
- Place of Publication
- New Delhi
- Date Published
- 2017
- Keywords
- travel, transport, railways, society, history, asia, india
- Bookseller catalogs
- TRANSPORT;
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Bookhome Sydney
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Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
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