Author: Kenneth L. Gillion
Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press
ISBN:
Category : Ahmadābād (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Ahmedabad; a Study in Indian Urban History
Author: Kenneth L. Gillion
Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press
ISBN:
Category : Ahmadābād (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press
ISBN:
Category : Ahmadābād (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Indian Merchants and Entrepreneurs in Historical Perspective
Author: Makrand Mehta
Publisher: Academic Foundation
ISBN: 9788171880171
Category : Businessmen
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Publisher: Academic Foundation
ISBN: 9788171880171
Category : Businessmen
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Routledge Library Editions: Urban History
Author: Various Authors
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351137174
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 2610
Book Description
The volumes in this set, originally published between 1940 and 1994, draw together research by leading academics in the area of welfare and the welfare state, and provide a rigorous examination of related key issues. The volumes examine welfare policy, equality, poverty, class, government, social policy, unemployment, and social services, whilst also exploring the general principles and practices of welfare and the welfare state in various countries. This set will be of particular interest to students of sociology, health, and political studies respectively.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351137174
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 2610
Book Description
The volumes in this set, originally published between 1940 and 1994, draw together research by leading academics in the area of welfare and the welfare state, and provide a rigorous examination of related key issues. The volumes examine welfare policy, equality, poverty, class, government, social policy, unemployment, and social services, whilst also exploring the general principles and practices of welfare and the welfare state in various countries. This set will be of particular interest to students of sociology, health, and political studies respectively.
Studies in Urban History
Author: J. S. Grewal
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Papers of a seminar on urban history, organized by the University Grants Commission, at Guru Nanak Dev University, 1978.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Papers of a seminar on urban history, organized by the University Grants Commission, at Guru Nanak Dev University, 1978.
Amritsar, a Study in Urban History, 1840-1947
Author: Anand Gauba
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amritsar (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amritsar (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
History of Urban Form of India
Author: Pratyush Shankar
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9391050344
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
India is undergoing massive urbanization. The future form of Indian cities in terms of urban planning and design is most urgent. A study of the key historical moments from the point of view of urban development is thus important. With case studies from the time cities originated in the Indian subcontinent and hand-drawn illustrations of these cities till the ones in recent times, the author discusses the last two hundred years of urban development in India with emphasis on the overall structure of the city, its nature of public places, institutions, and housing.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9391050344
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
India is undergoing massive urbanization. The future form of Indian cities in terms of urban planning and design is most urgent. A study of the key historical moments from the point of view of urban development is thus important. With case studies from the time cities originated in the Indian subcontinent and hand-drawn illustrations of these cities till the ones in recent times, the author discusses the last two hundred years of urban development in India with emphasis on the overall structure of the city, its nature of public places, institutions, and housing.
The City in Time and Space
Author: Aidan Southall
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521784320
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
This ambitious book treats urbanisation and urbanism all over the world, and from the earliest times to the present. Aidan Southall, a pioneer in the study of African cities, discusses the urban centres of ancient Sumeria, Greece and Rome, as well as medieval European cities, Chinese, Japanese, Islamic and Indic cities, colonial cities, and the great metropolises of the twentieth century. Drawing on this historical and comparative perspective, he offers a fresh analysis of world urbanisation in the contemporary period of globalisation. The study emphasises the enduring paradox of the city, which juxtaposes splendid cultural productions with the poverty and deprivation of the majority.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521784320
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
This ambitious book treats urbanisation and urbanism all over the world, and from the earliest times to the present. Aidan Southall, a pioneer in the study of African cities, discusses the urban centres of ancient Sumeria, Greece and Rome, as well as medieval European cities, Chinese, Japanese, Islamic and Indic cities, colonial cities, and the great metropolises of the twentieth century. Drawing on this historical and comparative perspective, he offers a fresh analysis of world urbanisation in the contemporary period of globalisation. The study emphasises the enduring paradox of the city, which juxtaposes splendid cultural productions with the poverty and deprivation of the majority.
Contesting Power
Author: Douglas E. Haynes
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520075856
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Riots, rebellions, and revolutions have always captured our attention. But moments of upheaval do not contrast as strongly with "normal" times as many social historians, sociologists, and political scientists have assumed. Offering examples from South Asia, these essays examine subtle forms of the "everyday resistance" and varieties of the everyday use of power that mark the patterns of ordinary life in the region. These essays are part of a larger effort to understand the history of subordination in India. They focus on peasants and urban laborers, courtesans and merchants, sometimes employing unconventional sources and methods. By depicting a rich variety of non-confrontational forms of resistance and contestatory behaviors, the authors challenge our usual assumptions about the overt nature of resistance to dominant powerholders. Taken together, the essays suggest that we must consider a much wider range of socio-cultural practices if we wish to understand how the world of dominated groups is constrained, modified, and conditioned by power relations. Identifying the "everydayness" of resistance in social life thus reveals a social structure formed from a constellation of contradictory and contestatory processes, rather than a seamless, functional whole. At the same time, struggle is portrayed as something that is constantly being conditioned by the structures of social and political power. As the editors note, "neither domination nor resistance is autonomous; the two are entangled together so that it becomes difficult to analyze one without discussing the effects of the other".
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520075856
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Riots, rebellions, and revolutions have always captured our attention. But moments of upheaval do not contrast as strongly with "normal" times as many social historians, sociologists, and political scientists have assumed. Offering examples from South Asia, these essays examine subtle forms of the "everyday resistance" and varieties of the everyday use of power that mark the patterns of ordinary life in the region. These essays are part of a larger effort to understand the history of subordination in India. They focus on peasants and urban laborers, courtesans and merchants, sometimes employing unconventional sources and methods. By depicting a rich variety of non-confrontational forms of resistance and contestatory behaviors, the authors challenge our usual assumptions about the overt nature of resistance to dominant powerholders. Taken together, the essays suggest that we must consider a much wider range of socio-cultural practices if we wish to understand how the world of dominated groups is constrained, modified, and conditioned by power relations. Identifying the "everydayness" of resistance in social life thus reveals a social structure formed from a constellation of contradictory and contestatory processes, rather than a seamless, functional whole. At the same time, struggle is portrayed as something that is constantly being conditioned by the structures of social and political power. As the editors note, "neither domination nor resistance is autonomous; the two are entangled together so that it becomes difficult to analyze one without discussing the effects of the other".
Contemporary India
Author: Ganesh Ramrao Bhatkal
Publisher: Popular Prakashan
ISBN: 9788171545599
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Collection of lectures delivered during 1975-1995 by various persons on education, socio-economics, and culture.
Publisher: Popular Prakashan
ISBN: 9788171545599
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Collection of lectures delivered during 1975-1995 by various persons on education, socio-economics, and culture.
Business Legends
Author: Gita Piramal
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9351181480
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 835
Book Description
The Golden age of Indian industry, as it now seems in retrospect, lasted from 1951 to "62. and industrialists of the lime were not afraid to think ahead and plan big. Among the entrepreneurs who led this Industrial resurgence, four were particularly outstanding, G.D. Birla, Walchand Hirachand, Kasturbhai Lalbhai and, J.R.D. Tata. Gita Piramal, author of the acclaimed Business Maharajas, sensitively recreates the Lives and Times of these four titans of industry. She draws upon hitherto untapped sources of information to Sketch her profiles, making htis perhaps the closest Look at these legends this fair. Thought provoking and incisive. Business Legends is a compelling Account of ambition and achievement.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9351181480
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 835
Book Description
The Golden age of Indian industry, as it now seems in retrospect, lasted from 1951 to "62. and industrialists of the lime were not afraid to think ahead and plan big. Among the entrepreneurs who led this Industrial resurgence, four were particularly outstanding, G.D. Birla, Walchand Hirachand, Kasturbhai Lalbhai and, J.R.D. Tata. Gita Piramal, author of the acclaimed Business Maharajas, sensitively recreates the Lives and Times of these four titans of industry. She draws upon hitherto untapped sources of information to Sketch her profiles, making htis perhaps the closest Look at these legends this fair. Thought provoking and incisive. Business Legends is a compelling Account of ambition and achievement.