The Imperial Gazetteer Of India (Volume Xviii) Moram To Nayagarh (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789354185205)

Step into the administrative map of an empire. A reference like no other. Volume XVIII of William Wilson Hunter's Imperial Gazetteer of India, covering Moram to Nayagarh, records places, people and institutions with Victorian precision and scholarly breadth. This british india reference book sits within a sweeping historical gazetteer collection and constitutes an imperial india compendium: concise entries combine topography, population statistics, commercial notes and local traditions to form an indispensable portrait of nineteenth century india. The tone is disciplined and exacting, but the page-level detail offers vivid windows onto markets, waterways and provincial life. For anyone tracing borders or local names, or studying the mechanics of colonial governance, the volume is a direct route into indian administrative history and regional geography india. Valued by scholars, the book functions as an academic research resource for south asian studies, colonial era india studies and as a primary source for india regional histories and indian administrative history. Genealogists and family historians consult it for genealogy and ancestry india research; students of regional geography india and social historians use it as a starting point for archival work. Its systematic listings and period reportage make it useful for cross-referencing census returns, revenue settlements and place-name evolution, even as modern readers read it with critical care. As a victorian era reference it carries the biases of imperial reportage even as it preserves rare local detail, making it indispensable to measured critical reading. Casual readers curious about provincial life and classic-literature collectors building historical shelves will both find reward: the volume is at once readable, reference-rich and collectable. Libraries and private collectors prize single volumes as period documents and reference pieces. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

Author: William Wilson Hunter
ISBN-10: 9354185207
ISBN-13: 9789354185205
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Language: English
Published: 10/26/2020
Pages: 442
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.13d