Spaces of Colonialism [[electronic resource] ] : Delhi's Urban Governmentalities

• Autore: Legg Stephen
• Pubblicazione: Chicester, : Wiley, 2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (274 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.954; 320.9545609041
• Soggetto topico: Delhi (India) - Historical geography; Delhi (India) -- Historical geography; Delhi (India) - Politics and government - 20th century; Delhi (India) -- Politics and government -- 20th century; New Delhi (India) - Historical geography; New Delhi (India) -- Historical geography; New Delhi (India) - Politics and government; New Delhi (India) -- Politics and government; South Asia; Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East; History & Archaeology
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Spaces of Colonialism; Figures; Tables; Abbreviations; Archival References; Series Editors' Preface; Preface; 1 Imperial Delhi; 2 Residential and Racial Segregation: A Spatial Archaeology; 3 Disciplining Delhi; 4 Biopolitics and the Urban Environment; 5 Conclusions: Within and Beyond the City; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Examines the residential, policed, and infrastructural landscapes of New and Old Delhi under British Rule. The first book of its kind to present a comparative history of New and Old Delhi Draws on the governmentality theories and methodologies presented in Michel Foucault's lecture courses Looks at problems of social and racial segregation, the policing of the cities, and biopolitical needs in urban settings Undertakes a critique of colonial governmentality on the basis of the lived spaces of everyday life
• Titolo autorizzato: Spaces of Colonialism
• ISBN: 1-280-93268-6; 9786610932689; 0-470-71285-6; 1-4051-8157-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910830858703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: RGS-IBG Book Series