The Magic Mountains : Hill Stations and the British Raj.
Perched among peaks that loom over heat-shimmering plains, hill stations remain among the most curious monuments to the British colonial presence in India. In this engaging and meticulously researched study, Dane Kennedy explores the development and history of the hill stations of the raj. He shows...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Langue: | anglais |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
[2022]
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| Collection: | UC Press voices revived.
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| Accès en ligne: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.8085339 |
Table des matières:
- Intro
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1. The Hill Stations of British India
- 2. Climate and the Colonial Condition
- 3. Landscapes of Memory
- 4. Nature's Children
- 5. Home in the Hills
- 6. Nurseries of the Ruling Race
- 7. The Pinnacles of Power
- 8. The Intrusion of the Other
- 9. Arrivals and Departures
- 10. Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index