Possessing the city : property and politics in Delhi, 1911-1947 /

Delhi as an urban space was re-made in the late-colonial period, not purely because of the new architecture, but also because of crucial social transformations. This text poses the question: who owned property, and what did they do with it, with answers rooted in the South Asian state, housing, fina...

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Main Author: Vanaik, Anish (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Oxford historical monographs.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Delhi as an urban space was re-made in the late-colonial period, not purely because of the new architecture, but also because of crucial social transformations. This text poses the question: who owned property, and what did they do with it, with answers rooted in the South Asian state, housing, finance, and religious conflict
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 243 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780192588456
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