Rule by aesthetics : world-class city making in Delhi

'Rule by Aesthetics' draws on extensive fieldwork in Delhi's slums, courtrooms and state offices to shed fresh light on the violent underpinnings of contemporary city making. Presenting a new theory of urban power, Ghertner shows how aesthetic codes replaced conventional city planning...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Ghertner, D. Asher
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Zusammenfassung:
'Rule by Aesthetics' draws on extensive fieldwork in Delhi's slums, courtrooms and state offices to shed fresh light on the violent underpinnings of contemporary city making. Presenting a new theory of urban power, Ghertner shows how aesthetic codes replaced conventional city planning tools in Delhi's millennial slum clearance drive.
Umfang:
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-026332-6
Schlagworte:
City planning > Delhi > India.
Slums > Delhi > India.
Urban renewal > India > Delhi.
Sociology & Social History
Social Sciences
Communities - Urban Groups
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