The politics of heritage from Madras to Chennai /:

In this anthropological history, Mary E. Hancock examines the politics of public memory in the southern Indian city of Chennai. Once a colonial port, Chennai is now poised to become a center for India's "new economy" of information technology, export processing, and back-office servic...

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1. Verfasser: Hancock, Mary Elizabeth
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2008.
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Zusammenfassung:In this anthropological history, Mary E. Hancock examines the politics of public memory in the southern Indian city of Chennai. Once a colonial port, Chennai is now poised to become a center for India's "new economy" of information technology, export processing, and back-office services. State and local governments promote tourism and a heritage-conscious cityscape to make Chennai a recognizable "brand" among investment and travel destinations. Using a range of textual, visual, architectural, and ethnogra
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xi, 277 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-270) and index.
ISBN:9780253002655
0253002656
9780253352231
0253352231
1282103350
9781282103351
9786612103353
6612103353

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