Rule by Aesthetics

Rule by Aesthetics PDF Author: D. Asher Ghertner
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199385572
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 273

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Book Description
Rule by Aesthetics draws on extensive fieldwork in Delhi's slums, courtrooms and state offices to shed fresh light on the violent underpinnings of contemporary city making. Presenting a new theory of urban power, Ghertner shows how aesthetic codes replaced conventional city planning tools in Delhi's millennial slum clearance drive.