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Published by Princeton University Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 069114284XISBN 13: 9780691142845
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Princeton University Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 069114284XISBN 13: 9780691142845
Seller: zenosbooks, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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paperback. Condition: Very Good in Wrappers. Princeton. 2010. Princeton University Press. Uncorrected Page Proof. Very Good in Wrappers. 9780691142845. 50 halftones. 379 pages. paperback. keywords: History India Mumbai . FROM THE PUBLISHER - A place of spectacle and ruin, Mumbai exemplifies the cosmopolitan metropolis. It is not just a big city but also a soaring vision of modern urban life. Millions from India and beyond, of different ethnicities, languages, and religions, have washed up on its shores, bringing with them their desires and ambitions. Mumbai Fables explores the mythic inner life of this legendary city as visualized by its inhabitants, journalists, planners, writers, artists, filmmakers, and political activists. In this remarkable cultural history of one of the world's most important urban centers, Gyan Prakash unearths the stories behind its fabulous history, viewing Mumbai through its turning points and kaleidoscopic ideas, comic book heroes and famous scandals. Starting from the catastrophic floods and terrorist attacks of recent years, Prakash reaches back to the sixteenth-century Portuguese conquest to reveal the stories behind Mumbai's historic journey. He looks at Mumbai's nineteenth-century development under British rule, and its twentieth-century emergence as a fabled city on the sea, to examine its emergence as a symbol of opportunity and reinvention. Different layers of urban experience come to light as he recounts the narratives of the Nanavati murder trial and the rise and fall of the tabloid Blitz, and Mumbai's transformation from the red city of trade unions and communists into the saffron city of the Hindu nationalist Shiv Sena. Starry-eyed planners and elite visionaries, cynical leaders and violent politicians of the street, land sharks and underworld dons, jostle with ordinary citizens and poor immigrants as the city copes with the dashed dreams of postcolonial urban life and lurches into the seductions of globalization. Shedding light on the city's past and present, Mumbai Fables offers an unparalleled look at this extraordinary metropolis. inventory #38293.
Published by Princeton Univ Pr, 2011
ISBN 10: 0691153175ISBN 13: 9780691153179
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 396 pages. 8.50x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.
Published by Princeton Univ Pr, 2011
ISBN 10: 0691153175ISBN 13: 9780691153179
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 396 pages. 8.50x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.