The Libraries of Bengal 1700-1947. The Story of Bengali Renaissance.
New Delhi. Promilla & Co., 1988. Stock ID #216988 "This research work into library expansion is really a sociological study and explains a phenomenon peculiar to Bengal: a book fair in Calcutta is like a fish market where people of all sorts, rich and poor, exhibit a hunger for books that is a unique feature of Bengali society. It also throws a light on the dual role of British Rule in India: the benefactor against the conqueror." (Publisher's description). When referring to this item please quote stockid 216988.
x + 181pp, typescript text, bibliography, index. Good copy.
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