Re-visioning The Past: Early Photography In Bengal 1875-1915

This Book, Based On Photographs Taken In Bengal During The Period 1875-1915, Aims To Introduce A New Dimension To The Experience Of Colonialism And Reconstructs A History Of Growing Urban Bengali Middle-class Society. Using Rare Archival Photographs, Re-visioning The Past Shows How The Entry Of The Photograph Into The Domestic Sphere Coincided With Significant Familial And Spatio-temporal Change - And Indeed Served As A Metaphor For The Same. Apart From Being Of Interest To A General Public, Re-visioning The Past Is A Significant Contribution To Cultural, Postcolonial And Gender Studies, And Will Appeal To Anthropologists, Sociologists, Social And Cultural Historians, And Those Interested In The Visual Arts.--jacket. Ch. I. Inventions And The Image -- Ch. Ii. Visualizing The Indian Empire -- Ch. Iii. The Bengali Experience -- Ch. Iv. Photographic Pioneers. Malavika Karlekar. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.