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100			_aKishore, Raghav
245			_aThe (un)governable city : productive failure in the making of colonial Delhi, 1858-1911
260			_aHyderabad : _bOrient BlackSwan, _c2020
300			_axiv, 259 p. ; _bill., _c22 cm
365			_b975.00 _c₹ _d01
490			_aNew perspectives in South Asian History
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aMirza 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			_aUrban planning
650			_aOpen spaces
650			_aColonial rule
650			_aCantonment
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