Spaces of Colonialism
Delhi's Urban Governmentalities
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Earth Sciences, Geography
| Author: | Stephen Legg | ISBN: | 9781444399516 |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | July 22, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | Stephen Legg |
| ISBN: | 9781444399516 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | July 22, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
Examines the residential, policed, and infrastructural landscapes of New and Old Delhi under British Rule.
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The first book of its kind to present a comparative history of New and Old Delhi
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Draws on the governmentality theories and methodologies presented in Michel Foucault’s lecture courses
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Looks at problems of social and racial segregation, the policing of the cities, and biopolitical needs in urban settings
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Undertakes a critique of colonial governmentality on the basis of the lived spaces of everyday life
Examines the residential, policed, and infrastructural landscapes of New and Old Delhi under British Rule.
-
The first book of its kind to present a comparative history of New and Old Delhi
-
Draws on the governmentality theories and methodologies presented in Michel Foucault’s lecture courses
-
Looks at problems of social and racial segregation, the policing of the cities, and biopolitical needs in urban settings
-
Undertakes a critique of colonial governmentality on the basis of the lived spaces of everyday life
