Mark Mukherjee Campbell is a Senior Lecturer in Architecture at the University of Hertfordshire.

"Mark Mukherjee Campbell’s Architecture and Urbanism in a Contact Zone: Histories of Difference, Migrancy and Dwelling in Kolkata offers a rich spatial history of one of India’s most com­plex cities. The book [is] an essen­tial read for students of urban history, who will further find its historical maps and architectural drawings immensely valuable."Ritajyoti Bandyopadhyay, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, India, Fall 2025 issue of Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review.

• IntroductionPart 1. Urban space1 Difference, segregation and hybrid urbanism in colonial Calcutta2 Colonial modernity, migrancy and urban residence3 Postcolonial KolkataPart 2. Domestic space4 Domestic architecture, difference and hybridity5 Tensions between tradition and modernity in domestic architecture6 Domestic architecture and migrancyConclusion

Mark Mukherjee Campbell is a Senior Lecturer in Architecture at the University of Hertfordshire.

"Mark Mukherjee Campbell’s Architecture and Urbanism in a Contact Zone: Histories of Difference, Migrancy and Dwelling in Kolkata offers a rich spatial history of one of India’s most com­plex cities. The book [is] an essen­tial read for students of urban history, who will further find its historical maps and architectural drawings immensely valuable."Ritajyoti Bandyopadhyay, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, India, Fall 2025 issue of Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review.

• IntroductionPart 1. Urban space1 Difference, segregation and hybrid urbanism in colonial Calcutta2 Colonial modernity, migrancy and urban residence3 Postcolonial KolkataPart 2. Domestic space4 Domestic architecture, difference and hybridity5 Tensions between tradition and modernity in domestic architecture6 Domestic architecture and migrancyConclusion