The city in South Asia / James Heitzman.
Material type: TextSeries: Asia's transformations | Asia's great citiesPublication details: 2008. Routledge, London : Description: xv, 283 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780415343558 (hbk.)
- 9781138686250 (pbk.)
- The city in South Asia [Other title]
- 23 307.760954 HEI 001570
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-255) and index.
The ancient heritage
The sacred city and the fort
Emporiums, empire, and the early colonial presence
Space, economy and public culture in the colonial city
Languages of space in the contemporary city.
Traces the interweaving of four themes, including the economic bases of urbanization, the built environment, living in the city and multi-city networks. With case studies in each chapter focusing on specific cities, the book provides reference for chronological periods and particular places or processes.
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