The city in South Asia / James Heitzman.

By:

Heitzman, James

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Asia's transformations | Asia's great citiesPublication details: 2008. Routledge, London : Description: xv, 283 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780415343558 (hbk.)
9781138686250 (pbk.)

Other title:

The city in South Asia [Other title]

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DDC classification:

23 307.760954 HEI 001570

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Table of contents

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	307.760954 HEI 014065 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		014065
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	307.760954 HEI 001570 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		001570

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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