Colonizing, decolonizing, and globalizing Kolkata : from a colonial to a post-Marxist city /
Sen, Siddhartha,
Colonizing, decolonizing, and globalizing Kolkata : from a colonial to a post-Marxist city / Siddhartha Sen. - Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource (289 pages) : illustrations, maps. - Asian cities ; 5 .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Colonising, Decolonising, and Globalising Kolkata' offers an extended analysis of the architecture of Kolkata from the earliest days of colonialism through independence and on into the twenty-first century, all set in the larger context of Indian cities and architecture. What Siddhartha Sen shows is the transformation of a colonial city into a Marxist one-and ongoing attempts to further transform it into a global city. Richly illustrated, the book carefully situates architecture, design, and urban planning within Kolkata's political economy and social milieu.
9789048530687 9048530687
Urban renewal--India--Kolkata.
Cities and towns--India--Kolkata.
Architecture--India--Kolkata.
Electronic Books.
DS486 / .C656 2017
Colonizing, decolonizing, and globalizing Kolkata : from a colonial to a post-Marxist city / Siddhartha Sen. - Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource (289 pages) : illustrations, maps. - Asian cities ; 5 .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Colonising, Decolonising, and Globalising Kolkata' offers an extended analysis of the architecture of Kolkata from the earliest days of colonialism through independence and on into the twenty-first century, all set in the larger context of Indian cities and architecture. What Siddhartha Sen shows is the transformation of a colonial city into a Marxist one-and ongoing attempts to further transform it into a global city. Richly illustrated, the book carefully situates architecture, design, and urban planning within Kolkata's political economy and social milieu.
9789048530687 9048530687
Urban renewal--India--Kolkata.
Cities and towns--India--Kolkata.
Architecture--India--Kolkata.
Electronic Books.
DS486 / .C656 2017