1st Edition
Housing India’s Urban Poor 1800-1965 Colonial and Post-colonial Studies
By Hans Schenk
Copyright 2021
194 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
194 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The hinge of this book is 15 August 1947, the day India became independent. The new leaders of the nation formulated many goals for India’s speedy development. Among these was the promise to provide all urban citizens with decent housing, and thus to clear all slums. This promise structures this book. It is divided into two sets of questions. The first one refers to the past. It was apparently... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Voices from the Past, Voices on the Past 3. The Days of the Slum are Over 4. Conclusion
Biography
Hans Schenk worked at the University of Amsterdam, where he taught, did research and was involved in consultancies, with a focus on housing, planning and related aspects of urban Asia. He has published widely during the last 50 years, on many large and small Indian and other Asian cities.
