It was the era of the Raj; and yet A Joint Enterprise reveals the unexpected role of native communities in the transformation of the urban fabric of British Bombay from 1854 to 1918. Preeti Chopra demonstrates how British Bombay was; surprisingly; a collaboration of the colonial government and the Indian and European mercantile and industrial elite who shaped the city to serve their combined interests.
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