Temple tracks: labour, piety and railway construction in asia
Auteur :
Sinha, Vineeta
Éditeur :
Berghahn Books
ISBN :
9781807581534
Date de publication :
15 nov. 2026
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The notions of labour, mobility and piety have a complex and intertwined relationship. Using ethnographic methods and a historical perspective, Temple Tracks critically outlines the interlink of railway construction in colonial and post-colonial Asia, as well as the anthropology of infrastructure and transnational mobilities with religion.