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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2020.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Oxford historical monographs.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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 |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 243 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9780192588456 0192588451 9780191883132 0191883131 9780192588449 0192588443 |