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Possessing the city : property and politics in Delhi, 1911-1947 / Anish Vanaik.
Series: Oxford historical monographs: ; Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191883132 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Property -- India -- Delhi -- History -- 20th century | Land tenure -- India -- Delhi -- History -- 20th century | Delhi (India) -- History -- 20th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198848752DDC classification: 306.3209545609041 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Delhi as an urban space was re-made in the late-colonial period, not purely because of the new architecture, but also because of crucial social transformations. This text poses the question: who owned property, and what did they do with it, with answers rooted in the South Asian state, housing, finance, and religious conflict.| Item type | Current library | Copy number | Status | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
This edition previously issued in print: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Delhi as an urban space was re-made in the late-colonial period, not purely because of the new architecture, but also because of crucial social transformations. This text poses the question: who owned property, and what did they do with it, with answers rooted in the South Asian state, housing, finance, and religious conflict.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 13, 2020).