Indian Cities
Material type: TextPublication details: New Delhi OUP 2012Description: 200pISBN: 9780198075363Subject(s): Urban life India indian society City lifeDDC classification: 307.760954 Summary: The Oxford India Short Introductions are concise, stimulating, and accessible guides to different aspects of India. Combining authoritative analysis, new ideas, and diverse perspectives, they discuss subjects which are topical yet enduring, as also emerging areas of study and debate. Capturing the immense importance of India's cities to its economy, polity, and society, this short introduction provides nuanced yet accessible analyses of the evolution and complex socio-economic base of Indian cities, especially in the post-liberalization era. Delving into issues of class divide, identity, migration, and the changing landscapes and social milieu of Indian cities, it charts the future of Indian cities and provides roadmaps to enhancing the quality of life in urban India. Drawing upon the interdisciplinarity of urban studies and cutting-edge research on Indian cities, this book will prove to be a valuable resource for students, scholars, and policymakers as well as general readers looking for a concise overview of urban life in India.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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BK | Kannur University Central Library Stack | 307.760954 ANN/I (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 53132 |
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307.76072 URB Urban studies inside-out ;theory, method, practice | 307.760934 SHA/U Urban decay in India: c.300 - c.1000 | 307.76094 WAK/M A modern history of European cities : 1815 to the present | 307.760954 ANN/I Indian Cities | 307.760954 CIT Cities in medieval India | 307.760954 GAY/A Anthropology of complex society | 307.760954 IND India's contemporary urban conundrum |
The Oxford India Short Introductions are concise, stimulating, and accessible guides to different aspects of India. Combining authoritative analysis, new ideas, and diverse perspectives, they discuss subjects which are topical yet enduring, as also emerging areas of study and debate. Capturing the immense importance of India's cities to its economy, polity, and society, this short introduction provides nuanced yet accessible analyses of the evolution and complex socio-economic base of Indian cities, especially in the post-liberalization era. Delving into issues of class divide, identity, migration, and the changing landscapes and social milieu of Indian cities, it charts the future of Indian cities and provides roadmaps to enhancing the quality of life in urban India. Drawing upon the interdisciplinarity of urban studies and cutting-edge research on Indian cities, this book will prove to be a valuable resource for students, scholars, and policymakers as well as general readers looking for a concise overview of urban life in India.
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