Spaces of Colonialism by Stephen Legg - 9781405156332

Spaces of ColonialismDelhi's Urban Governmentalities\nAuthor(s): Stephen Legg\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9781405156332, 978-1405156332\nSynopsis\nExamines the residential, policed, and infrastructural landscapes of New and Old Delhi under British Rule.\nThe first book of its kind to present a comparative history of New and Old Delhi Draws on the governmentality theories and methodologies presented in Michel Foucaults lecture courses Looks at problems of social and racial segregation, the policing of the cities, and biopolitical needs in urban settings Undertakes a critique of colonial governmentality on the basis of the lived spaces of everyday life