Steamboats on the Indus: the limits of western technological superiority in South Asia/ Clive Dewey.
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TextPublication details: New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2014Edition: 1st edDescription: xiii, 296 p. : ill. ; 29 cmISBN: 9780198092193; 0198092199Subject(s): River boats -- South Asia -- History | Steamboats -- South Asia -- History | River boats | Steamboats | India -- History | India | South AsiaDDC classification: 954.03
Contents:
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1. The Rivers; The 'Hazards of Navigation'
2. The Steamboats: The Technological Trap
3. The Money: Costs and Losses
Activities
4. Passengers
5. Cargoes
6. The Steamboats' Military Role
Competitors
7. The Indian Summer of the Country Boats
8. The Country Boats and the Country Boatmen
9. The Fate of the Ferries
Rationale
10. The Psychological Impact of the Steamboats
11. The Sting in the Tale
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 954.03 DEW/S (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P41277 |
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Constraints
1. The Rivers; The 'Hazards of Navigation'
2. The Steamboats: The Technological Trap
3. The Money: Costs and Losses
Activities
4. Passengers
5. Cargoes
6. The Steamboats' Military Role
Competitors
7. The Indian Summer of the Country Boats
8. The Country Boats and the Country Boatmen
9. The Fate of the Ferries
Rationale
10. The Psychological Impact of the Steamboats
11. The Sting in the Tale
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