Govind Narayan's Mumbai
Author | : |
Publisher | : Anthem Press |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2009-02-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780857286895 |
ISBN-13 | : 0857286897 |
Rating | : 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Download or read book Govind Narayan's Mumbai written by and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2009-02-01 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guiding the reader on a tour of the sights and sounds of an emerging city struggling to shake off colonialism and wrestling with the formation of its own budding identity, Narayan’s beguiling book offers descriptions of Mumbai’s daily life, its people and its institutions: the parts of the whole that come together to create this diverse and vivacious place. This valuable text is a rare and enthralling glimpse into a fascinating period and place otherwise lost to time.