History

HIS 194P Urban South Asia

Introduces important themes in urban studies in South Asia in the pre-modern and modern periods. These include political economic change; competing imaginations of city life; urban politics; land use; urban planning; and cultural life among others. This course begins with a brief survey of urbanism in pre-modern South Asia but focuses mostly on urbanities in the early modern and modern periods.

Requirements

Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements; HIS 100, and two additional upper-division history courses, or permission of instructor. Enrollment is restricted to junior and senior history majors.

Credits

5

Instructor

Juned Shaikh