Urbanization in India during the British period (1857-1947):

"Urban history is a rapidly expanding interdisciplinary field of research. The rate of urban growth in the 20th century has also stimulated interest in the city as an object of socio-historical inquiry. Some historical studies on individual Indian cities like Bombay, Calcutta, Cawnpore, Delhi,...

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1. Verfasser: Sahoo, Dipsikha 1983- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Routledge 2021
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Zusammenfassung:"Urban history is a rapidly expanding interdisciplinary field of research. The rate of urban growth in the 20th century has also stimulated interest in the city as an object of socio-historical inquiry. Some historical studies on individual Indian cities like Bombay, Calcutta, Cawnpore, Delhi, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Surat and Madras have primarily explored the growth of urban centers by tracing their histories under the colonial rule. This study offers a macro picture of the urban process under the British administration, giving an understanding of how colonial capitalism shaped and imposed urban patterns in India. It contextualizes the urbanization of India in the world capitalist system of the late 19th and early 20th century, explaining the multifaceted historical conditions in 1857, just before the imposition of direct Crown rule. Sahoo examines the socio- economic developments and demographic changes in India under the British rule and analyzes the impact of the world capitalist economy, the pattern of urbanization under the British rule, and the contribution of railway to urbanization. This volume is a profile of India's primate cities, identifying the core, periphery and the underdeveloped hinterlands"--
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 16, 2020)
Beschreibung:1 Online Ressource (viii, 319 Seiten) illustrations, maps
ISBN:9781000196368
1000196364
9780429275142
0429275145
9781000196344
1000196348
9781000196351
1000196356
DOI:10.4324/9780429275142

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