Using Delhi's contemporary history as a site for reflection, 'Pirate Modernity' moves from a detailed discussion of the technocratic design of the city by US planners in the 1950s, to the massive expansions after 1977, culminating in the urban crisis of the 1990s.
Using Delhi's contemporary history as a site for reflection, 'Pirate Modernity' moves from a detailed discussion of the technocratic design of the cit...