Housing India's Urban Poor 1800-1965: Colonial and Post-Colonial Studies

by Hans Schenk

The hinge of this book is 15 August 1947, the day India became independent. The new leaders of the nation formulated many goals for India's speedy development. Among these was the promise to provide all urban citizens with decent housing, and thus to clear all slums. This promise structures this book. It is divided into two sets of questions. The first one refers to the past. It was apparently necessary to express concern about the poor housing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367554100
• ISBN13: 9780367554101
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 4.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.5"