The (un)governable city : productive failure in the making of colonial Delhi, 1858-1911 (Record no. 32837)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789390122981 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 954.56 |
| Item number | KIS |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Kishore, Raghav |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The (un)governable city : productive failure in the making of colonial Delhi, 1858-1911 |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Hyderabad : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Orient BlackSwan, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2020 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiv, 259 p. ; |
| Other physical details | ill., |
| Dimensions | 22 cm |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | 975.00 |
| Price type code | ₹ |
| Unit of pricing | 01 |
| 490 ## - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | New perspectives in South Asian History |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Mirza Ghalib, the poet laureate of Delhi, had lamented the transformation of the city into a cantonment in the aftermath of the Great Rebellion of 1857. No longer the Mughal imperial capital, Delhi was stripped of its political status and incorporated within the province of Punjab as punishment by the colonial rulers. The (Un)governable City, dedicated entirely to Delhi s provincial history under colonial rule, explores this radical transformation of urban governance in Delhi between 1858 and 1911 as bureaucracy expanded and new modes of governance reshaped the city spatially, politically and culturally. Contesting the view that the aftermath of the rebellion was a period of political stability, the author creatively demonstrates how the tensions, contradictions and failures of colonial policies were responsible for the unintended development of state capacity and also provided opportunities for Delhi s residents and social groups to assert their claims to city spaces. This volume brings to scrutiny Delhi s cultural, economic and political transitions, and the relationships between local, regional and imperial governments during this period. The book presents fresh material on Delhi s urban property relations after 1857, the Delhi municipality s policing of public spaces, colonial arboriculture plans to improve suburban lands, processional activities, as well as railway, traffic management and commercial growth initiatives after the 1880s. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Urban planning |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Open spaces |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Colonial rule |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Cantonment |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Item type | Books |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | DAU | DAU | 11/02/2024 | 975.00 | 954.56 KIS | 034705 | 20/02/2024 | Books |