Overview
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.
Full Product Details
Author: Howard Spodek
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.612kg
ISBN: 9780253355874
ISBN 10: 0253355877
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 18 April 2011
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Brings into focus the forces of social, political, economic, and cultural change which have transformed India in the 20th century. Lynn Hollen Lees, University of Pennsylvania A major contribution to the history of modern India and to urban studies in general... A scholar's model for future historical studies of cities, especially those in the developing nations. Owen M. Lynch, C. F. Noyes Professor Emeritus, New York University Lucidly written, beautifully illustrated and meticulously supported with facts and figures, this is an important addition to the academic literature on Gujarat. - Subrata K. Mitra, Contemporary South Asia, November 2012 [T]he paucity of literature on the city of Ahmedabad--a distinct, fascinating, and notable major urban center--is striking. Kenneth L. Gillon's Ahmedabad: A Study in Indian Urban History (1968) was the last noteworthy monograph of the city in English. Apart from filling a lacuna, Howard Spodek's Ahmedabad: Shock City of Twentieth-Century India is an important contribution to the urban histories of Asia and a must-read for anyone interested in the history of Ahmedabad and Gujarat... [T]his is a compelling account of Ahmedabad, ably written by a historian whose long engagement with and affection for the city shine through without clouding his intellectual insights. Putting a human face on the city's leading figures who built the city and its institutions, caused or led movements, maintained calm or provoked violence, Spodek takes us on an engrossing rollercoaster ride through Ahmedabad's turbulent and complicated history in the twentieth century. He also reminds us all of the diversity and importance of so many South Asian cities which have been heretofore overlooked by scholars. - Preeti Chopra, H-Asia
Brings into focus the forces of social, political, economic, and cultural change which have transformed India in the 20th century. Lynn Hollen Lees, University of Pennsylvania A major contribution to the history of modern India and to urban studies in general... A scholar's model for future historical studies of cities, especially those in the developing nations. Owen M. Lynch, C. F. Noyes Professor Emeritus, New York University
Author Information
Howard Spodek is Professor of History at Temple University. He is author of The World's History and editor (with Doris Meth Srinivasan) of Urban Form and Meaning in South Asia.
