Ceasefire city militarism, capitalism, and urbanism in Dimapur /
'Ceasefire City' aims to capture the dynamics of Dimapur by bringing together the fragmented sensibilities granted and contested in particular spaces in the city and the embodied experiences of the city by its residents. The first part of the book talks about military presence, capitalist...
| Main Author: | Kikon, Dolly, |
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| Other Authors: | McDuie-Ra, Duncan,, Oxford Scholarship Online. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Delhi :
Oxford University Press,
2021.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (284 pages) : illustrations (black and white). |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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Oxford scholarship online.
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| Summary: |
'Ceasefire City' aims to capture the dynamics of Dimapur by bringing together the fragmented sensibilities granted and contested in particular spaces in the city and the embodied experiences of the city by its residents. The first part of the book talks about military presence, capitalist growth and urban expansion in Dimapur through an analysis of its spatial politics, and the second part, through collaborative ethnographic exercises, focuses on the relationship between the lived realities and the meanings that are forged around the city. |
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| Item Description: |
This edition also issued in print: 2021. Includes bibliographical references and index. 'Ceasefire City' aims to capture the dynamics of Dimapur by bringing together the fragmented sensibilities granted and contested in particular spaces in the city and the embodied experiences of the city by its residents. The first part of the book talks about military presence, capitalist growth and urban expansion in Dimapur through an analysis of its spatial politics, and the second part, through collaborative ethnographic exercises, focuses on the relationship between the lived realities and the meanings that are forged around the city. Specialized. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (284 pages) : illustrations (black and white). |
| Audience: |
Specialized. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780190992682 (ebook) : |