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BL
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876636
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Bear, Laura
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| Title & Author
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Lines of the nation : : Indian Railway workers, bureaucracy, and the intimate historical self /\ Laura Bear.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Columbia University Press,, ©2007.
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| Series Statement
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Cultures of history
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (xii, 346 pages)
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| ISBN
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0231511515
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0231140029
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1283135949
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9780231140027
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9781283135948
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Abstract
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Lines of the Nation radically recasts the history of the Indian railways, which have long been regarded as vectors of modernity and economic prosperity. From the design of carriages to the architecture of stations, employment hierarchies, and the construction of employee housing, Laura Bear explores the new public spaces and social relationships created by the railway bureaucracy. She then traces their influence on the formation of contemporary Indian nationalism, personal sentiments, and popular memory. Her probing study challenges entrenched beliefs concerning the institution.
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Eastern Railway (India)
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Indian Railways-- Management-- Historiography.
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Indian Railways-- Officials and employees-- Economic conditions.
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Indian Railways-- Officials and employees-- Social conditions.
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Eastern Railway (India)
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Indian Railways.
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Railroads and state-- India-- Historiography.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Knowledge Capital.
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Eisenbahn
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Employees-- Economic conditions.
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Employees-- Social conditions.
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HISTORY-- Asia-- India South Asia.
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India.
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Indien
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| Dewey Classification
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331.7/613850954
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| LC Classification
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HE3298.B38 2007
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| NLM classification
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ZO 5050rvk
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