The city in South Asia
By: James Heitzman.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxon, England; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780415343558; 9780203483282
Subjects: Cities and towns -- South Asia -- History; City planning -- South Asia -- History; Vernacular architecture -- South Asia -- History; South Asia -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The ancient heritage; title: The sacred city and the fort; title: Emporiums, empire, and the early colonial presence; title: Space, economy and public culture in the colonial city; title: Language of space in the contemporary city bibliography.