A Hygienic City-Nation: Space, Community, and Everyday Life in Calcutta’s Paras (1860–1945)

A Hygienic City-Nation: Space, Community, and Everyday Life in Calcutta’s Paras (1860–1945)
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 241
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ISBN-10 : 9781108489898
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