TY - BOOK AU - Dossal, Mariam. TI - Mumbai: theatre of conflict, city of hope : 1660 to present times SN - 9780198064381 (hardback) U1 - 954.792 DOS 23 PY - 2010/// CY - New Delhi PB - Oxford University Press, KW - Bombay (India) KW - History. KW - Land use KW - India KW - Bombay KW - History KW - Cities and towns KW - Growth KW - Mumbai KW - Land tenure KW - Mumbai. N1 - 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 UR - http://openisbn.com/isbn/9780198064381/ ER -