Bombay before Mumbai: essays in honour of Jim Masselos

'City of Gold', 'Urbs Prima in Indis', 'Maximum City': no Indian metropolis has captivated the public imagination quite like Mumbai. The past decade has seen an explosion of historical writing on the city that was once Bombay. This text, featuring new essays by its fine...

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Other Authors: Kidambi, Prashant 1970- (Editor), Kamat, Manjiri (Editor), Dwyer, Rachel 1961- (Editor)
Format: Electronic Map
Language:English
Published: London Hurst & Company 2020
Series:Oxford scholarship online
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Online Access:BSB01
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Summary:'City of Gold', 'Urbs Prima in Indis', 'Maximum City': no Indian metropolis has captivated the public imagination quite like Mumbai. The past decade has seen an explosion of historical writing on the city that was once Bombay. This text, featuring new essays by its finest historians, presents a rich sample of Bombay's palimpsestic pasts. It considers the making of urban communities and spaces, the workings of power and the nationalist makeover of the colonial city
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2019. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9780190099572
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780190061708.001.0001