Landscapes of Urban Memory : the Sacred and the Civic in India?s High-Tech City.

Mostrar otras versiones (2)

The city of Bangalore has become a center for high-technology research and production, the new?Silicon Valley? of India. It is also the site of the very popular annual performance called the?Karaga? dedicated to Draupadi, the polyandrous wife of the her.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Srinivas, Smriti
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 1997.
Colección:Globalization and community.
Temas:
High technology industries > India > Bangalore.
Urban beautification > India > Bangalore.
Hinduism > Social aspects > India > Bangalore.
Industries de pointe > Inde > Bangalore.
Hindouisme > Aspect social > Inde > Bangalore.
High technology industries
Hinduism > Social aspects
Urban beautification
India > Bangalore
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Note on Transliteration and Translation; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Civic Rituals in the New "Silicon Valley"; 2. Models of the Garden City; 3. The Urban Performative Complex; 4. The Children of Fire; 5. The Primal Goddess, the Polyandrous Spouse, and Celibate Warriors; 6. Cities and Forests; Conclusion; Appendix: Survey of Vahnikula Kshatriya Households in Bangalore; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

Ejemplares similares