Spaces of Colonialism

Examines the residential, policed, and infrastructural landscapes of New and Old Delhi under British Rule.

* The first book of its kind to present a comparative history of New and Old Delhi

* Draws on the governmentality theories and methodologies presented in Michel Foucault's lecture courses

* Looks at problems of social and racial segregation, the policing of the cities, and biopolitical needs in urban settings

* Undertakes a critique of colonial governmentality on the basis of the lived spaces of everyday life