Tag Archives: India

Liberal Cities? What Recent Elections Mean for Global Urban History

Posted on 29. December 2016 by Global Urban History

By Michael Goebel, Freie Universität Berlin The agitated politics of 2016 have led intellectuals the world over to ponder the “end of the Anglo-American order,” the “bankruptcy of the post-war world order,” and the death of “liberalism.” That this death … Continue reading →

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From Rural to City Dwellers: A New Book on Indians in Kenya

Posted on 29. August 2016 by Global Urban History

Sana Aiyar, Indians in Kenya: The Politics of Diaspora, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2015, 384 pp., $49.95 / £36.95 / €45.00. Reviewed by Saima Nasar, University of Birmingham Indians have contributed to Kenya’s multiracial tapestry for centuries. At Independence, … Continue reading →

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Reflections on “Global Urban History” at the Second Global History Student Conference

Posted on 29. June 2016 by Global Urban History

Philipp Kandler, Freie Universität Berlin, and Thomas Lindner, Max Planck Institute for Human Development The global history of cities is en vogue at the moment. Increasing numbers of historians interested in global history turn to cities as spaces of connectedness … Continue reading →

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