{"product_id":"w218es9dhry6","title":"Colombo: Port Of Call by Ajay Kamalakaran [Paperback]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"9\" data-end=\"32\"\u003eColombo: Port of Call\u003c\/em\u003e explores the historical significance of Colombo, Sri Lanka, during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries when it served as a crucial maritime hub connecting the East and the West under the British Empire. Through the travel experiences and observations of famous visitors such as \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eSir Arthur Conan Doyle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eDon Bradman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eAnton Chekhov\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMark Twain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, and \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMahatma Gandhi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, the book presents a vivid portrait of Colombo's colonial past. It also examines the racial hierarchies, imperial attitudes, and social dynamics of the era while evoking nostalgia for the age of steamships, luxury hotels, and high tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48253923688698,"sku":"W218ES9DHRY6","price":425.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/0473\/5226\/files\/9780143469315_1_1.jpg?v=1783512616","url":"https:\/\/versoz.co.in\/products\/w218es9dhry6","provider":"VERSOZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}