TY - BOOK AU - Sen,Siddhartha TI - Colonizing, decolonizing, and globalizing Kolkata: from a colonial to a post-Marxist city T2 - Asian cities SN - 9789048530687 AV - DS486 .C656 2017 PY - 2017/// CY - Amsterdam PB - Amsterdam University Press KW - Urban renewal KW - India KW - Kolkata KW - Cities and towns KW - Architecture KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 2; b N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1593128&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -