INTS 261 - The Indian City

Institution:

Trinity College

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The modern Indian city is shaped by the processes of colonialism and nationalism, of neoliberal desires and the reality of inequity. We shall investigate the early development of colonial port cities (Bombay, Madras, Calcutta), the colonial urban formations (cantonments, civil stations, hill stations), the creation of capital cities (New Delhi, Chandigarh, Bhubaneshwar and Gandhinagar), the planning of refugee towns (Faridabad, Nilokheri, and Gandhidham), the formation of industrial cities (Jamshedpur and Bhadrawati), and the mega-cities of the present. 1.00 units, Lecture

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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