Exploring South Asian Urbanity

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Suchandra Ghosh (University of Hyderabad, India) Suchandra Ghosh (University of Hyderabad, India)

Exploring South Asian Urbanity

Suchandra Ghosh (University of Hyderabad, India), Suchandra Ghosh (University of Hyderabad, India)

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Routledge India
25 September 2023

Literary studies: post-colonial literature; Asian history; Social & cultural history; Cultural studies; Urban communities

This book looks at the typologies of cities and ideas of urbanity. Focusing specifically on cities in South Asia, it analyses the unique planning concepts, archaeology, art, culture, life, and philosophy of various cities of ancient and modern South Asia.

The book explores the concept of urbanity and the idea of an ideal city; it interrogates general notions of urbanity by juxtaposing city life in various periods and geographies of South Asia. By analysing the demography, architecture, rituals, and culture of various cities, it looks at the different spatialities of these places in terms of their size, population, commerce, and philosophy as well as the reasons behind the transformation of these places into urban centres. Drawing from various archeological and literary sources, the volume includes rich details about heterogeneity, rituals, festivals, social stratification, penal systems, famines, and insurrections in ancient cities as well as modern cities like Lahore, Dhaka, and Calcutta, among many others in South Asia.

This book will be of interest to researchers and students of ancient and modern history, archaeology, urban studies, urban and town planning, urban sociology, urban geography, cultural studies, post-colonial studies, ancient and medieval architecture, heritage studies, conservation studies, and South Asian studies.

Edited by: Suchandra Ghosh (University of Hyderabad India), Suchandra Ghosh (University of Hyderabad, India)
Imprint: Routledge India
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032114286
ISBN 10: 1032114282
Pages: 354
Publication Date: 25 September 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Urvi Mukhopadhyay completed her PhD at the School of Oriental and African Studies. She is now teaching as Associate Professor in the Department of History, West Bengal State University, Barasat, India. She has authored The ‘Medieval’ in Film: Representing Contested Time on the Indian Screen (1920s to 1960s) and numerous articles on culture, media, and history. Her research areas include politics of representation, urbanity, and communal constructions. Her ongoing research includes inter-community relations in urban India and textile networks. Suchandra Ghosh is a professor in the Department of History, University of Hyderabad. She broadly takes interest in the politico-cultural history of early Northwest India, the Indian Ocean Buddhist and trade network, regional history, and the history of everyday life in early India. She has participated in projects relating to India’s relationship with Southeast Asia. She was awarded the Savitri Chandra Shobha Memorial Prize of the Indian History Congress for the book From the Oxus to the Indus: A Political and Cultural Study in 2017.