Metallic modern: everyday machines in colonial Sri Lanka

List of illustrations -- Preface and acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Exploring Sri Lanka's modern : multiple loops of belonging -- Following the Singer sewing machine : fashioning a market in a British crown colony -- Creating a market imaginary -- Paths to a Buddhist modern : from Siam to...

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Main Author: Wickramasinghe, Nira 1964- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: © 2014
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:List of illustrations -- Preface and acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Exploring Sri Lanka's modern : multiple loops of belonging -- Following the Singer sewing machine : fashioning a market in a British crown colony -- Creating a market imaginary -- Paths to a Buddhist modern : from Siam to America -- The gramophone : soulful sounds and sacred speeches -- An Asian modern : Japan -- Trams, cars, bicycles : modern machines in the city -- A tailor's tale and machines in the home -- Working like machines -- Conclusion: metallic modern -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:x, 181 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:1782382429
9781782382423

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