Communication and colonialism in Eastern India
Subtitle: Bihar, 1760s-1880s
By: Nitin Sinha
Publisher: Anthem Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780857284488
Subjects: Colonies; Administration; Communication and traffic; History
Notes: Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--School of Oriental and African Studies, London, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: From affective forms to objectification: spatial transition from pre-colonial to colonial times; title: India and its interiors; title: Going into the interiors; title: Knowing the ways; title: Controlling the routes; title: Changing regime of communication, 1820s-60s; title: Of men and commodities; title: The wheels of change; title: Conclusion.