Walking Calcutta

Author : Keith Humphrey
Publisher : Grosvenor House Publishing
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-07-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781908447296

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Walking Calcutta by Keith Humphrey Pdf

This wandering odyssey through the city's pullulating backstreets 0and serpentine byways reveals a Calcutta rarely glimpsed by western travellers. Arranged as a series of journeys on foot through the older quarters of the city seldom trod by outsiders, the narrative chronicles the topography, social and historical background and the vibrant street life and characters which give Calcutta its uniqueness. Complete with detailed directions and street maps for the areas explored, the book provides a storehouse of indispensable information for the intrepid traveller.

Author : Keith Humphrey
Publisher : Grosvenor House Publishing
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-03
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781781484296

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Calcutta Revisited by Keith Humphrey Pdf

A book for the adventurous but time-pressed traveller seeking to experience the real Calcutta in a way few others will. The narrative takes you far from any tourist trail and plunges you deep into the heart of Calcutta, seen through its teeming backstreets and byways; its people and endearing idiosyncrasies Set against a backdrop of the City's social and historical development, all life is here; colourful, vibrant, relentless and inescapable.

Author : Prosenjit Das Gupta
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015052628966

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10 Walks in Calcutta by Prosenjit Das Gupta Pdf

Author : Wolf Larsen
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-19
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781456732196

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Hundreds of Stairways of Chaos Walking out of Your Head & Other Works by Wolf Larsen Pdf

Bizarre! Extremely creative! Absurdly unique! Nobody writes like Wolf Larsen absolutely nobody! Wolf writes exciting works of bizarre literature that you just can't put down. You've never read anything like this! In this volume you'll find three of Wolf Larsen's works: Hundreds of Stairways of Chaos Walking Out Of Your Head (short stories), The Jesus Cristo Salva Love Hotel Car Wash Y Discoteca (a novel), and Blood & Semen (a monologue). Get ready for an unforgettable reading experience! Wolf Larsen is an adventurer, novelist, playwright, and poet who has traveled to over 50 countries. He has lived in Chicago, Wisconsin, New York City, Central America, Brazil, Peru, and India. For nearly 12 years he worked as a seasonal laborer in Alaska. Wolf Larsen's work has been published in literary magazines around the world.

Author : Diti Bhattacharya
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781003806998

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Unfolding Spatial Movements in the Second-Hand Book Market in Kolkata by Diti Bhattacharya Pdf

This insightful book unfolds the boipara, exploring the acts of thinking and writing about space and place in the context of recent key conversations at the intersections of cultural geographies, mobilities, materialities and heritage studies. This book reconsiders how we can think about space, place and spatialisation using the book market as a case study. Focusing on everyday lived and imagined experiences within the space, it provides insights into the intricacies, complexities and mobilities involved in the many ways in which temporal, material, structural and sensorial experiences of spaces are inter-implicated. As expression and method, this work aims to be a writing of space (rather than a writing about space) produced through the interleafing of the author’s lived spatial experience of the boipara with the stories, experiences and memories of other regulars who have used and continue to use it, along with the non-human materialities and mobilities that characterise it. This book is essential reading for a wide international audience, particularly those interested in the evolving discussions on mobility, or writing about space and place, materiality, assemblage theory and heritage spaces in the South Asian context.

Author : Francis Mason,William Theobald
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Natural history
ISBN : UCBK:C022959379

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Burma, Its People and Productions, Or, Notes on the Fauna, Flora, and Minerals of Tenasserim, Pegu, and Burma: Geology, mineralogy, and zoology by Francis Mason,William Theobald Pdf

Author : Rough Guides
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-22
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781409362074

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Kolkata and West Bengal Rough Guides Snapshot India (includes the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve, Shantiniketan, Darjeeling, the Singalila Trek and Kalimpong) by Rough Guides Pdf

The Rough Guide Snapshot to Kolkata and West Bengal is the ultimate travel guide to this beautiful part of India. It guides you through the state with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from sophisticated, friendly Kolkata (Calcutta) to the dense forests of the Sundarbans, home to Bengal tigers, and the charming tea plantations of Darjeeling. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, hostels and shops ensuring you have the best trip possible, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. Also included is the Basics section from The Rough Guide to India, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around Kolkata and West Bengal, including transport, food, drink, costs, health, activities and tips for travelling with children. Also published as part of The Rough Guide to India. Full coverage: Kolkata (Calcutta), Sundarban Tiger Reserve, Murshidabad, Malda, Siliguri, New Jalpaiguri, Jaldapara, Gorumara, Darjeeling, Singalila treks, Kalimpong (Equivalent printed page extent 123 pages).

Author : Rev. Thomas Jefferson Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044010450286

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Science of Logic ... by Rev. Thomas Jefferson Scott Pdf

Author : Ardaseer Framjee Moos
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783382118686

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Journal of travels in India by Ardaseer Framjee Moos Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Author : Ardsher Frāmjī Mus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : India
ISBN : UCBK:C047901408

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Journal of Travels in India by Ardsher Frāmjī Mus Pdf

Author : Brian Stoddart & Auriol Weigold
Publisher : Readworthy
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789350181263

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India and Australia by Brian Stoddart & Auriol Weigold Pdf

Author : Brian Paul Bach
Publisher : books catalog
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015067670672

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Calcutta's Edifice by Brian Paul Bach Pdf

Calcutta, the Star of the East, is a great city, a City of Palaces, of People and of 'Joy'. Calcutta's buildings are entertaining in a compelling sense, akin to a great epic drama, and so they are, in a serious pictorial sense as well--a grand display gallery. Because of its political and economic history, the city and its background have been lavishly documented. As a matter of record it has sufficient awareness of its own architectural heritage. This book allows these buildings to 'speak for themselves'. Illustrated by the author, this book strives to achieve a point of view not of a foreigner but of an appreciator. With notes of the past and seductive speculations of the future, it examines the architectural and associated apparatuses of Calcutta as it is.

Author : Alexander E. Hooke,Wolfgang Walter Fuchs
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0739107011

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Encounters with Alphonso Lingis by Alexander E. Hooke,Wolfgang Walter Fuchs Pdf

Encounters with Alphonso Lingis is the first extensive study of this American philosopher who is gaining an international reputation to augment his national one. Lingis's books have already been translated into nearly a dozen languages, and writers from many disciplines are finding his works a source for fresh philosophical and scholarly inquiries. The distinguished contributors to this volume reflect on their own encounters with this unique American thinker as they engage his work from their various critical perspectives. They address most of the central themes found in his writings--including singularity and otherness, death and eroticism, emotions and rationality, embodiment and the face, excess and the sacred. In the book's first section, the contributors discuss Lingis's significance as a contemporary philosopher, particularly with regard to such renowned figures as Dante, Kant, Nietzsche, Foucault, and the major existential and phenomenological thinkers of the past century. In the second section, they focus on Lingis's ideas as the basis for inquiries into additional fields, such as art, literature, cultural studies, and politics. The book closes with a new essay by Lingis himself.

Author : DK Eyewitness
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 1027 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-26
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780744097726

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DK Eyewitness India by DK Eyewitness Pdf

Explore this vast and beguiling country, from peaceful Darjeeling and vibrant Kolkata to Kanha National Park and its tigers, the idyllic Kerala backwaters, and the majestic Taj Mahal. Discover DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: India. • Hotel and restaurant listings and recommendations. • Detailed itineraries and "don't miss" destination highlights at a glance. • Illustrated cutaway 3-D drawings of important sights. • Floor plans and guided visitor information for major museums. • Guided walking tours, local drink and dining specialties to try, things to do, and places to eat, drink, and shop by area. • Area maps marked with sights. • Insights into history and culture to help you understand the stories behind the sights. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: India truly shows you India as no one else can. Series Overview: For more than two decades, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides have helped travelers experience the world through the history, art, architecture, and culture of their destinations. Expert travel writers and researchers provide independent editorial advice, recommendations, and reviews. With guidebooks to hundreds of places around the globe available in print and digital formats, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides show travelers how they can discover more.

Author : David Crystal
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2009-09-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781468306255

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Walking English by David Crystal Pdf

From an acclaimed linguist, “part travelogue, part memoir, and part meditation on the intellectual and emotional underpinnings of language. . . . Priceless.” (Booklist) In this discursive jaunt through the groves and thickets of the English language, David Crystal creates an entertaining narrative account of his encounters with the language and its speakers. Woven from personal reflections, historical allusions, and observations of travelers, this fascinating journey through the language we use every day will have readers thinking twice about each word they speak. Starting in Wales and moving from England to San Francisco by way of, yes, Poland, Crystal encounters numerous linguistic side roads that he cannot resist exploring, from pubs to trains to Tolkien. Walking English is a captivating exploration of language by “one of England’s greatest living language commentators.” (The New Statesman) “In a conversational style that includes plenty of quirky facts, Crystal captures the exploratory, seductive, teasing, quirky, tantalizing nature of language study, and in doing so illuminates the fascinating world of words in which we live.” —Publishers Weekly “An informative, transformative trip into the mysterious, mutating, magical thicket of English.” (Kirkus Reviews) “Like passing the afternoon with a knowledgeable uncle.” —The Wall Street Journal “The Dr. Johnson of our age.” —The Sunday Herald “The book reads like a donnish Bill Bryson, a Bryson possessed with a maniacal passion for the Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language! . . . [A] compelling guide.” —Independent “Crystal proves an entertaining companion! It is pleasant to ramble with him along the byways of language.” —The Tablet