Bombay before Mumbai : essays in honour of Jim Masselos /
'City of Gold', 'Urbs Prima in Indis', 'Maximum City': no Indian metropolis has captivated the public imagination quite like Mumbai. The past decade has seen an explosion of historical writing on the city that was once Bombay. This text, featuring new essays by its fine...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Hurst & Company,
2020.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 'City of Gold', 'Urbs Prima in Indis', 'Maximum City': no Indian metropolis has captivated the public imagination quite like Mumbai. The past decade has seen an explosion of historical writing on the city that was once Bombay. This text, featuring new essays by its finest historians, presents a rich sample of Bombay's palimpsestic pasts. It considers the making of urban communities and spaces, the workings of power and the nationalist makeover of the colonial city. |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2019. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 428 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190099572 0190099577 |