Ceasefire city: militarism, capitalism, and urbanism in Dimapur

By:

Kikon, Dolly

Contributor(s):

McDuie-Ra, Duncan

Publication details: Oxford University Press, 2020. New Delhi:Description: x, 248 p. : ill. ; hb, 23 cmISBN:

9780190129736

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

954.165 KIK

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 type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	IIT Gandhinagar General Stacks	General	954.165 KIK (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		030277

his 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.

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