Calcutta. Kedarnath Bose. 1902. Second edition. Two Volumes. Vol.I: 5 photogravure portraits of the Lieutenant-Governors, xviii + 571pp. Vol.II: 7 similar photogravures and 2 views of the Belvedere, the official residence, vi + 573-1130pp, this volume lacks four leaves (pages 653-660) and 4 leaves (pages 669-676) are bound in duplicate... More about Bengal Under the Lieutenant-Governors; being a narrative of the principal events and public...

Calcutta. The World Press Private. 1969. x + 83pp, index, minor wear cloth binding. This essay looks at the views of various people, especially the two major political groups inside the Congress, that shaped and swayed the course of politics in Bengal. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 58327). More about Aspects of Bengal Politics in the Early Nineteen-Thirties

Calcutta. Papyrus. 1978. Black and white photographic illustrations, xvii + 267pp, index, notes, appendices, red cloth covers, a good copy. Volume I: 1815-33. Compilation of articles from the Calcutta Monthly Journal, John Bull, India Gazette, Bengal Hurkaru, Reformer. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 142084). More about Selections from English Periodicals of 19th century Bengal

Berkeley. University of California Press. 1976. Tables, x + 161pp, bibliography, index, a good copy in hardback. An account of marriage and clan rank among the highest castes of Bengal. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 8490). More about Marriage and Rank in Bengali Culture. A History of Caste and Clan in Middle Period Bengal

Chicago. University of Chicago Press. 1980. Map, 241pp, appendices, notes, glossary, bibliography, index, very good in little worn dustjacket. Looks at two ritual festivals in particular - the Durgapuja, in honour of the goddess Durga and gajan, in honour of the Lord Siva. These are the longest, most popular and... More about The Play of the Gods. Locality, Ideology, Structure, and Time in the Festivals of a Bengali Town

Calcutta. Oxford University Press. 1995. 486pp, notes, upper hinge cracked, remainder mark upper edge, otherwise good in dustjacket. "A team of historians, anthropologists, literature experts and women's studies' specialists explore in this book the various levels of mentality, with emphasis on the differences in the mentality of the Baul, the... More about Mind Body and Society. Life and Mentality in Colonial Bengal