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..... More
Dacca. Asiatic Society of Pakistan. 1963. 8pp (47-54), from the library of Professor A.L. Basham, title and author handwritten on upper cover, inscribed to Professor Basham by the author title page, wrappers little sunned, otherwise good. Offprint of the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Pakistan, Vol VIII No 1..... More
New York. Oxford University Press. 1982. Maps, frontispiece, xvii + 342pp, appendices, bibliography, index. Edges and some leaves very lightly foxed, spine somewhat sunned, a very good hardback copy. This book describes the historical shift of popular welfare in the British Indian province of Bengal and narrates the origins of..... More
Delhi. Oxford University Press. 1992. Map, xii + 325pp, index, select bibliography, notes and references, appendices, a very good copy in dustjacket. When referring to this item please quote stockid 91337. More
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
Government of India. 1965. Stapled booklet, unpaginated but folded into 20 pages of text and illustrations. 23 x 10cm, unfolding to a 49 x 44cm coloured guide map of Calcutta and Howrah. Faint wear, but in very good condition. Issued by the Tourist Division this colourful booklet offers general information..... More
New Delhi. Promilla & Co., 1988. x + 181pp, typescript text, bibliography, index. Good copy. "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..... More
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
Calcutta. Papyrus. 1991. 132pp. 22 x 14cm. Signature of a prior owner front free endpaper, dustjacket spine sunned, overall a very good hardback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 218960. More
Melbourne. School of Anthropology, Geography and Enviornmental Studies, The University of Melbourne. 2004. [Reprint]. Colour and black and white maps and photographic illustrations, xvi + 502pp, bibliography, appendices. 30 x 21cm. A very good hardback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 219007. More