The Parlour and the Street: Elite and Popular Culture in Nineteenth-Century Calcutta by Sumanta Banerjee

The Parlour and the Street: Elite and Popular Culture in Nineteenth-Century Calcutta

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Sumanta Banerjee

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nonfiction history sociology medium-paced
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In this book, Sumanta Banerjee analyzes the development of the folk culture of Calcutta's urban poor following the establishment of the British colonial system in Bengal. Consisting primarily of traditional artisans who migrated from neighboring v...

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