{"product_id":"9780571281138","title":"Calcutta","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the foreword to the first edition Geoffrey Moorhouse wrote:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'In a sense, the story of Calcutta is the story of India . . . It is the story of how and why Empire was created and what happened when Empire finished . . . The imperial residue of Calcutta, a generation after Empire ended, is both a monstrous and a marvellous city. Journalism and television have given us a rough idea of the monstrosities but none at all of the marvels. I can only hope to define the first more clearly and to persuade anyone interested that the second is to be found there too'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeoffrey Moorhouse succeeds triumphantly in his aims. First published in 1971 this title has stood the test of time. Remarkably it was the first full-length study of Calcutta, seat of the British Raj, since 1918.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The book is organized out of a profound understanding of the true issues and is brilliantly executed.' Paul Scott, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber and Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47171112468720,"sku":"9780571281138","price":20.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780571281138_p0.jpg?v=1763719028","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780571281138","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}