Skip to content
Scan a barcode
Scan
Paperback Delhi Metropolitan: The Making of an Unlikely City Book

ISBN: 0143063103

ISBN13: 9780143063100

Delhi Metropolitan: The Making of an Unlikely City

No Synopsis Available.

Recommended

Format: Paperback

Temporarily Unavailable

We receive fewer than 1 copy every 6 months.

Related Subjects

History

Customer Reviews

1 rating

Keys to the city

Where do I begin? This books unlocked the contemporary history of a city I lived in all my life. Delhi to me was an experience felt viscerally, without reflection, until the lid was blown off by books and blogs (Delhi Walla) like this. Villages like Hauz Khaz, Munirka, Khirki are all represented here and an account of their history, daily life and social fabric is given. There are several other phenomenon (un)covered, like colonies, resettlement, Lutyen's Delhi; the stuff of immigrant lore we were steeped in on our grandparent's knees if they had moved here during the partition. The city's culture and social fabric stretches far beyond the resettled family's collective memory of post partition Delhi. I'm going to read this book, re-read it, then pore over it's bibliography and the next time I'm home, I'll savor more than the street food.
Copyright © 2024 Thriftbooks.com Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
GoDaddy Verified and Secured