Legg, Stephen
Spaces of Colonialism: Delhi's Urban Governmentalities
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
- Author(s)
- Legg, Stephen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2008
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Series
- RGS-IBG Book Series
- Page amount
- 272 pages
- Category
- Natural Sciences
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781444399516
- Printed ISBN
- 9781405156332
