Railways & the Raj : (Record no. 308095)

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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2017492188
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0857890646
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780857890641 (hbk.)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781782397670 (pbk.)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
Cancelled/invalid ISBN 9781782397663 (ebook)
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Authentication code pcc
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082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 385.0954
Edition number 23
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Source of number CC
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Wolmar, Christian.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Railways & the Raj :
Remainder of title how the age of steam transformed India /
Statement of responsibility, etc Christian Wolmar.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc London:
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Atlantic Books,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2017.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographies (pages 339-351) and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "India was the jewel in the crown of the British Empire. There were vast riches to be exploited and vast numbers of people to be subjugated. How better to achieve these aims than by building a rail network that facilitated the export of raw material and made it easier for troops to travel around the country to tackle uprisings? India joined the railway age late: the first line was not completed until 1853 but, by 1929, 41,000 miles of track served the country. However, the creation of this vast network was not intended to modernize India for the sake of its people but rather was a means for the colonial power to govern the huge country under its control, serving its British economic and military interests. By building India's railways, Britain radically changed the nation but also unwittingly created the preconditions of independence. While the railways benefitted India and were its first modern development, their construction ultimately contributed to a stirring of nationalist opinion, as resentment grew among the Indian population over the conditions they endured when travelling by train and the barring of Indians from the better paid railway jobs. Despite the dubious intentions behind the construction of the network, the Indian people quickly took to the railways, as the trains allowed them to travel easily for the first time. The Indian Railways network remains one of the largest in the world, serving over 25 million passengers each day. In this expertly told history, Christian Wolmar reveals the full story of India's railways, from its very beginnings to the present day, and examines the chequered role they have played in Indian history and the creation of today's modern state." --Publisher description.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Railroads
Geographic subdivision India
General subdivision History.
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Source of classification or shelving scheme
Item type Lending
246 3# - VARYING FORM OF TITLE
Title proper/short title Railways and the Raj
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Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Home library Current library Date acquired Full call number Barcode Date last seen Cost, replacement price Koha item type
        English Main Library Main Library 12/09/2018 385.095 4 WOL/C 450720 18/03/2023 599.00 Lending

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