Mumbai : theatre of conflict, city of hope : 1660 to present times / Mariam Dossal.
Material type: TextPublisher: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2010Description: xl, 252 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 29 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780198064381 (hardback)
- 23 954.792 DOS 000474
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [236]-245) and index.
Machine derived contents note: Bombay's 'Magna Carta', Preface, Acknowledgments, Introduction: The Politics of Land Use. Poem on the City : Nissim Ezekeil, Island;
Section I : Agrarian Bombay C. 1660 - 1860 Land Into Private Property,
1. A Precarious Presence: The British in Bombay, c. 1660-1720,
2. Defence Preoccupations and the Emerging Town c. 1720 1780,
3. Customary Rights and State Regulations c. 1780-1810,
4. A Time for Change: Thomas Dickinson and the Bombay Revenue Survey, c. 1810-1830,
5. Law and the Acquisition of Land for Public Purpose, c. 1830-1860;
Section II : Industrial Bombay C. 1860 - 2010 Changing Patterns Of Land Use,
6. A Metropolis Takes Shape c. 1860-1890,
7. Urban Planning or Crises Management ? c. 1890- 1930,
8. The Housing Conundrum and Bombay's Built Environment, c. 1930-1970, Chapter Nine: Megalopolis Mumbai: Confronting the Challenges of Today, Conclusion: Whither Mumbai?,
Maps and Locality Plans, Photographs, Abbreviations, Appendices, Bibliography, Glossary, Index.
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