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Wicked City: Crime and Punishment in Colonial Calcutta
Wicked City Crime and Punishment in Colonial Calcutta
Author: Banerjee, Sumanta
This unravels a fascinating panorama of crime in the colonial metropolis of Calcutta over two centuries. It begins in the eighteenth century with the plots of bribery and murderous vendetta hatched in Governor Warren Hastings office in the White Town-the tiny European part of the city. The story then moves into the dingy back streets of Black To...  more »
ISBN-13: 9788125037491
ISBN-10: 8125037497
Publication Date: 2/1/2009
Pages: 643
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Publisher: Orient Blackswan
Book Type: Hardcover
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