Ceasefire city : militarism, capitalism, and urbanism in Dimapur /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Kikon, Dolly, author.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Description:	1 online resource (284 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
Language:	English
Series:	Oxford scholarship online Oxford scholarship online.
Subject:	Dimāpur (India) -- Social conditions.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12687863

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Other authors / contributors:	McDuie-Ra, Duncan, author.
ISBN:	9780190992682 (ebook) : No price
Notes:	This edition also issued in print: 2021. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 8, 2021).
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.
Target Audience:	Specialized.
Other form:	Print version : 9780190129736

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