The politics of heritage from Madras to Chennai /
In this anthropological history, Mary E. Hancock examines the politics of public memory in the southern Indian city of Chennai. Once a colonial port, Chennai is now poised to become a center for India's "new economy" of information technology, export processing, and back-office servic...
| Основен автор: | Hancock, Mary Elizabeth. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
℗♭2008.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=271874 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Politics of heritage from Madras to Chennai. |
| Резюме: |
In this anthropological history, Mary E. Hancock examines the politics of public memory in the southern Indian city of Chennai. Once a colonial port, Chennai is now poised to become a center for India's "new economy" of information technology, export processing, and back-office services. State and local governments promote tourism and a heritage-conscious cityscape to make Chennai a recognizable "brand" among investment and travel destinations. Using a range of textual, visual, architectural, and ethnogra. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xi, 277 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-270) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780253002655 0253002656 9780253352231 0253352231 |