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This unravels a fascinating panorama of crime in the colonial metropolis of Calcutta over two centuries. It begins in the eighteenth century with the plots of bribery and murderous vendetta hatched in Governor Warren Hastings office in the White Town-the tiny European part of the city. The story then moves into the dingy back streets of Black Town-the vast, sprawling Bengali habitation, etc..
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- PublisherOrient Blackswan
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 8125037497
- ISBN 13 9788125037491
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages643
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