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Cities in South Asia /

Globalisation has long historical roots in South Asia, but economic liberalisation has led to uniquely rapid urban growth in South Asia during the past decade. This book brings together a multidisciplinary collection of chapters on contemporary and historical themes explaining this recent explosive...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Bates, Crispin, 1958-, Mio, Minoru
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2015.
Series:Routledge new horizons in South Asian studies.
Subjects:
Cities and towns > South Asia > Growth.
Sociology, Urban > South Asia.
Urban policy > South Asia.
Urbanization > South Asia.
Urbanisation > Asie méridionale.
Villes > Asie méridionale > Croissance.
Politique urbaine > Asie méridionale.
Sociologie urbaine > Asie méridionale.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
Cities and towns > Growth
Sociology, Urban
Urban policy
Urbanization
South Asia
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Ideologies of city making : the formation of the Indian city
  • pt. 2. Politics of town planning : colonial and postcolonial
  • pt. 3. The city as an areana for struggles among multiple identities
  • pt. 4. Lived cities : views of cities from the ground
  • pt. 5. Subaltern practices and discourses in urban situations
  • pt. 6. Consumer culture in contemporary South Asian cities.