Urbanisation, Citizenship and Conflict in India: Ahmedabad 1900-2000 by Tommaso

Description: Urbanisation, Citizenship and Conflict in India by Tommaso Bobbio Urbanisation is rapidly changing the geographic and social landscape of India, and indeed Asia as a whole. Issues of collective violence, urban poverty and discrimination become crucial factors in the redefinition of citizenship not only in legal terms, but also in a cultural and socio-economic dimension. While Indian cities are becoming the centres of a culture of exclusion against vulnerable social groups, a long-term perspective is essential to understand the patterns that shaped the space, politics, economy and culture of contemporary metropolises. This book takes a critical, longer-term view of Indias economic transition. The idea that urban growth goes hand in hand with the modernisation of the country does not account for the fact that increasingly higher portions of the urban population are comprised of lower-income groups, casual labourers and slum dwellers. Using the case study of Ahmedabad, this book investigates the history of city and of its people over the twentieth century. It analyses the contrasting relationship between urban authorities and the inhabitants of Ahmedabad and examines instances of antagonism and negotiation – amongst people, groups and between the people and the public authority – that have continuously shaped, transformed and redefined life in the city.This book offers an important tool for understanding the bigger context of the conflicts, the social and cultural issues that accompanied the broader process of urbanisation in contemporary India. It will be of interest to scholars of Urban History, studies of collective violence and South Asian Studies. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Tommaso Bobbio is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Turin, Italy. He has conducted extensive research on the city of Ahmedabad. His recent articles include Never-ending Modi: Hindutva and Gujarati neoliberalism as prelude to all-India premiership? (Focaal, 2013) and Migrants, Slums and the Construction on Citizenship in Gandhis Ahmedabad (1915 – 1930) (Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 2014). Table of Contents Introduction: Metropolis, collective violence, citizenship 1. Migration, prejudices and early industrialisation in the emergence of a modern metropolis 2. Neither rural nor urban: challenges and responses from a growing metropolis (1910s – 1940s) 3. The geography of social change 4. Another face of urban transformation: collective violence and mass movements, 1950s – 1970s 5. How to create a slum 6. How to create a ghetto 7. Decline and Resurgence 8. Urbanisation as a form of routine violence Review "A deeply contextualized account of urban growth in the twentieth century, Urbanization, Citizenship and Conflict in India examines the changing nature of citizenship and identity politics in the "shock city" of Ahmedabad. Tracing the citys development from industrial expansion to postindustrial transition, Tomasso Bobbio provides an account of contemporary urbanization in which the renegotiation of urban space, citizenship, and identity are closely tied to the spread and normalization of communal violence."Sya Kedzior, Towson University, USA for H-Citizenship Review Quote "A deeply contextualized account of urban growth in the twentieth century, Urbanization, Citizenship and Conflict in Indiaexamines the changing nature of citizenship and identity politics in the "shock city" of Ahmedabad. Tracing the citys development from industrial expansion to postindustrial transition, Tomasso Bobbio provides an account of contemporary urbanization in which the renegotiation of urban space, citizenship, and identity are closely tied to the spread and normalization of communal violence." Sya Kedzior, Towson University, USAfor H-Citizenship Details ISBN1138319465 Author Tommaso Bobbio Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Series Royal Asiatic Society Books Year 2018 ISBN-10 1138319465 ISBN-13 9781138319462 Format Paperback Imprint Routledge Subtitle Ahmedabad 1900-2000 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 338.954 Affiliation University of Turin, Italy. Publication Date 2018-06-01 Short Title Urbanisation, Citizenship and Conflict in India Language English UK Release Date 2018-06-01 AU Release Date 2018-06-01 NZ Release Date 2018-06-01 Illustrations 4 Tables, black and white; 3 Line drawings, black and white; 7 Illustrations, black and white Alternative 9780415722445 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Pages 220 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159852675;

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