Ahmedabad : shock city of twentieth-century India /
In the 20th century, Ahmedabad was India's "shock city." It was the place where many of the nation's most important developments occurred first and with the greatest intensity -- from Gandhi's political and labor organizing, through the growth of textile, chemical, and pharm...
| Основен автор: | Spodek, Howard, 1941- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Bloomington, IN :
Indiana University Press,
℗♭2011.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=381968 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Ahmedabad. |
| Резюме: |
In the 20th century, Ahmedabad was India's "shock city." It was the place where many of the nation's most important developments occurred first and with the greatest intensity -- from Gandhi's political and labor organizing, through the growth of textile, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries, to globalization and the sectarian violence that marked the turn of the new century. Events that happened there resonated throughout the country, for better and for worse. Howard Spodek describes the movements tha. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiii, 330 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780253000835 0253000831 |