Mathurá: A district memoir

By F S Growse

Book Overview

Step into the dusty lanes, temple courtyards and riverside ghats of nineteenth-century Mathura with F. S. Growse as your exacting guide. The past lives in Mathura. First published under the British Raj as an official district memoir, Mathura: A District Memoir is a rich historical gazetteer of Mathura that blends administrative record, local legend and close observation to capture Mathura history and culture at a moment of intense change. Drawing on his years as magistrate and collector, Growse charts the sacred landscape of the Braj, from Hindu temples and pilgrimage centres to markets, villages and fields, recording village life in Mathura with an eye for detail that continues to reward careful reading. At once north Indian local history and a key Uttar Pradesh district history, it remains a core Indian history research source and an enduring academic reference book on Mathura, often placed alongside the Imperial Gazetteer of India and other classics of colonial India district memoir writing in Braj region historical studies. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Ideal for readers of Indian history, scholars seeking primary material on 19th century British India, and collectors building a serious library of regional studies and gazetteers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353604699
• ISBN13: 9789353604691
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 540 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"