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Landscapes of Urban Memory is a study of the metropolis of Bangalore, today regarded as a center for high technology research and production, the new "Silicon Valley" of India. This book analyzes the contested relationship between globalization, urban memory, space, and the sacred through the city`s largest ritual, a performance dedicated to Draupadi, heroine of the Mahabharata epic. It is methodologicaly interdisciplinary, draws from anthropology, urban studies, performance studies, religion, and history, and is comparative in its scope. ISBN : 9788125022541
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Pages : 360
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