Vasudevan, Vandana.

Urban villager : life in an Indian satellite town / Vandana Vasudevan. - x, 278 pages ; illustrations, maps: 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

Part 1. Whose land is it anyway? -- part 2. The impact of acquisition -- part 3. New owners of an old land -- part 4. The schizophrenia of the peri-urban town -- part 5. Growth pangs of young towns.

Presents a detailed representation of the life of an 'urban villager' in a modern satellite town of India. This title describes how Delhi, as a city, is growing radially, stretching its way into the rural fringes of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh that border the city to form the National Capital Region.

9788132113096 (hardback : alk. paper)

2013031161


Country life--India--Noida.
New towns--India--Noida.
Urbanization--India--Noida.


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