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Spaces of Colonialism

Delhi's Urban Governmentalities

Stephen LeggSeries: RGS-IBG Book
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Year
2011
Language
English

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Examines the residential, policed, and infrastructural landscapes of New and Old Delhi under British Rule.
• The first book of its kind to present a comparative history of New and Old Delhi
• Draws on the governmentality theories and methodologies presented in Michel Foucault's lecture courses
• Looks at problems of social and racial segregation, the policing of the cities, and biopolitical needs in urban settings
• Undertakes a critique of colonial governmentality on the basis of the lived spaces of everyday life

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