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Oxford: OUP, 1998 (Themes in Indian history) | Oxford: OUP, 1998 (Themes in Indian history) | ||
Focusing on the construction of the railways, this book is intended for students of modern Indian history, technology transfer, labour history and railway enthusiasts. | Focusing on the construction of the railways, this book is intended for students of modern Indian history, technology transfer, labour history and railway enthusiasts. Written by the academic authority on the subject of Indian railways the book is rather analytical. Nevertheless it will be very helpful to the family historian who is seeking to understand what an ancestor did to help build the railways, whether he was employed by the Public Works Department, a private contractor or fitted somewhere else in the complex hierarchy. The challenges of this major undertaking are well explained. | ||
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The story of the Indian railway network from its beginnings in the 1850s through to present day, with particular emphasis on the way in which it influenced the political and economic development of this vast country. | The story of the Indian railway network from its beginnings in the 1850s through to present day, with particular emphasis on the way in which it influenced the political and economic development of this vast country. | ||
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Railways
- Kerr, Ian J.
Building the railways of the Raj: 1850-1900. New ed. Oxford: OUP, 1998 (Themes in Indian history)
Focusing on the construction of the railways, this book is intended for students of modern Indian history, technology transfer, labour history and railway enthusiasts. Written by the academic authority on the subject of Indian railways the book is rather analytical. Nevertheless it will be very helpful to the family historian who is seeking to understand what an ancestor did to help build the railways, whether he was employed by the Public Works Department, a private contractor or fitted somewhere else in the complex hierarchy. The challenges of this major undertaking are well explained.
- Kerr, Ian J.
Engines of change: the railroads that made India. London: Praeger, 2006 (Moving Through history: transportation and society)
The story of the Indian railway network from its beginnings in the 1850s through to present day, with particular emphasis on the way in which it influenced the political and economic development of this vast country.