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Rule by aesthetics: World-class city making in Delhi

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: 2015 Oxford University Press New DelhiDescription: ix, 252 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780199465859
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 307.1216095456 GHE
Summary: 'Rule by Aesthetics' draws on extensive fieldwork in Delhi's slums, courtrooms and state offices to shed fresh light on the violent underpinnings of contemporary city making. Presenting a new theory of urban power, Ghertner shows how aesthetic codes replaced conventional city planning tools in Delhi's millennial slum clearance drive.
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'Rule by Aesthetics' draws on extensive fieldwork in Delhi's slums, courtrooms and state offices to shed fresh light on the violent underpinnings of contemporary city making. Presenting a new theory of urban power, Ghertner shows how aesthetic codes replaced conventional city planning tools in Delhi's millennial slum clearance drive.

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