Studying the History of Urbanization in India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11109170 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Howard Spodek (Temple University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 251-295 |
| Publication date | 1980-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Urban History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0096-1442 • E-ISSN: 1552-6771 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/009614428000600301 |
| OpenAlex | W2047024401 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
The history of urbanization in India: Has such a field even developed yet? Experts have asserted it has not—or, at least, nearly not. Ashish Bose, leading demographer and bibliographer of Indian urbanization, wrote in 1976, "in India, Urban History is almost non-existent." 1 In 1977 S. N. Mukherjee, distinguished social historian, student of the history of Calcutta, and pioneer in the use of computer methods in studying Indian urban history, added: "Urban history is a neglected subject in India.... [It] has not yet evolved as a subject in its own right." 2 K. N. Chaudhuri of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, speaks of the indifference with which Indian historians have approached the urban heritage of the subcontinent in the
Ancient history · Economic growth · Ethnology · Indian history · Indian subcontinent · Library science · Social history (medicine · Social science · Sociology · Subject (documents · Urban history · Urbanization · History · Medicine · Social and Economic Development in India · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1981 - 2021 (41) |
| Highly cited | No |