Bombay: Metaphor for Modern India - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195640861 ISBN 13: 9780195640861

Publisher: OUP India, 1997

Synopsis

The unprecedented bouts of violence which ravaged Bombay in December 1992 and January 1993 raised agonizing questions as to how such a disaster could have occurred in India's modern metropolis. This book identifies the key characterisitcs of the city and explores the processes which have led to its conspicuous successes and hidden conflicts. The three main themes treated are labour and enterprise; claims on land, housing and health; politics and populism - the contributors dealing with the present as well as with its roots in the recent and colonial past.

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Review

...a poignant and moving statement on what constitutes the reality that is Bombay today...the contributions...stand out in terms of their commitment to the city and the traditions it has so long represented.The Telegraph

...present[s] a deep insight into numerous aspects of the metropolisThe Times of India

...display[s] fine scholarship, weaving the past history of the city into the framework of the most recent events...mirror[s] the inner life of the city.Business Standard

...milestones in the nascent field of Indian urbanism...grab these Bombay volumes with both hands...The Book Review

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP India
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195640861
• ISBN 13: 9780195640861
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 334
• Editor: Patel Sujata, Thorner Alice