Delhi Reborn : Partition and Nation Building in India's Capital

Author/Creator:: Geva, Rotem, author
Publication/Creation:: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2022]
Format:: Book
Edition:: First edition.

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Full Title:: Delhi Reborn : Partition and Nation Building in India's Capital / Rotem Geva
Series Titles:: South Asia in Motion Series
South Asia in motion.

Related/Included Titles:: Frontmatter --
Contents --
List of Illustrations --
Acknowledgments --
Note on Terms and Transliteration --
List of Abbreviations --
Introduction --
1. Dreaming Independence in the Colonial Capital --
2. Partition Violence Shatters Utopia --
3. An Uncertain State Confronts “Evacuee Property” --
4. Claiming the City and Nation in the Urdu Press --
5. Citizens’ Rights: Delhi’s Law and Order Legacy --
Epilogue --
Notes --
Bibliography --
Index.

Subjects:: Decolonization--India--Delhi
Delhi (India)--Politics and government--20th century
Delhi (India)--History--20th century
India--History--Partition, 1947

Table of Contents:: Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Terms and Transliteration -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Dreaming Independence in the Colonial Capital -- 2. Partition Violence Shatters Utopia -- 3. An Uncertain State Confronts “Evacuee Property” -- 4. Claiming the City and Nation in the Urdu Press -- 5. Citizens’ Rights: Delhi’s Law and Order Legacy -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Bibliography:: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:: Delhi Reborn revisits one of the most dramatic moments in the city's history, illustrating how the twin events of partition and independence remade Delh.
Language:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (xiii, 349 pages) : illustrations, maps