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Product DescriptionThis book of photographs taken in Bengal during the period 1875 - 1915 aims to introduce a new dimension to the experience of colonialism in Bengal, and reconstructs a history of growing urban Bengali middle-class society.Review"This is a rich, well-constructed, interesting study. Apart from its value to South Asia specialists, the book should interest anyone concerned with the representational dimensions of colonial encounters. Indeed, it is a work any educated person could beneficially read and enjoy."--Ian J. Kerr,History: Reviews of New Books"This is a rich, well-constructed, interesting study. Apart from its value to South Asia specialists, the book should interest anyone concerned with the representational dimensions of colonial encounters. Indeed, it is a work any educated person could beneficially read and enjoy."-Ian J. Kerr,History: Reviews of New Books