Mumbai Fables

by Gyan Prakash

Book Overview

A sweeping cultural history of India's largest city

A place of spectacle and ruin, Mumbai exemplifies the cosmopolitan metropolis. It is not just a big city but also a soaring vision of modern urban life. Millions from India and beyond, of different ethnicities, languages, and religions, have washed up on its shores, bringing with them their desires and ambitions. Mumbai Fables explores the mythic inner life of this legendary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691153175
• ISBN13: 9780691153179
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.8"