In this Book
- Ahmedabad: Shock City of Twentieth-Century India
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: Indiana University Press
summary
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 that swept the city, telling their story through the careers of the men and women who led them.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. iii-iv
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-xiii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-16
- Part 1 The Gandhian Era, 1915–1950
- pp. 17-20
- Chapter 1 Gandhi Chooses Ahmedabad
- pp. 21-36
- Part 2 The Westernizing City, 1950–1980
- pp. 115-119
- Part 3 Creativity and Chaos, 1969–
- pp. 165-170
- Chapter 7 Communal Violence, 1969
- pp. 171-180
- Bibliography
- pp. 301-310
Additional Information
ISBN
9780253000835
Related ISBN(s)
9780253355874
MARC Record
OCLC
747431645
Pages
352
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No