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Capital : The Eruption of Delhi by Ranajit Dasgupta is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Capital : The Eruption of Delhi about?
In Capital, Commonwealth Prize-winning Author Rana Dasgupta Examines One Of The Great Trends Of Our Time: The Expansion Of The Global Elite. Capital Is An Intimate Portrait Of The City Of Delhi Which Bears Witness To The Extraordinary Transmogrification Of India's Capital. But It Also Offers A Glimpse Of What Capitalism Will Become In The Coming, Post-western World. The Story Of Delhi Is A Parable For Where We Are All Headed. The Boom Following The Opening Up Of India's Economy Plunged Delhi Into A Tumult Of Destruction And Creation: Slums And Markets Were Ripped Down, And Shopping Malls And Apartment Blocks Erupted From The Ruins. Many Fortunes Were Made, And In The Glassy Stores Nestled Among The New Highways, Customers Paid For Global Luxury With Bags Of Cash. But The Transformation Was Stern, Abrupt And Fantastically Unequal, And It Gave Rise To Strange And Bewildering Feelings. The City Brimmed With Ambition And Rage. Violent Crimes Stole The Headlines. In The Style Of V. S. Naipaul's Now Classic Personal Journeys, Dasgupta Shows Us This City Through The Eyes Of Its People. With The Lyricism And Empathy Of A Novelist, Dasgupta Takes Us Through A Series Of Encounters - With Bil
Who reads Capital : The Eruption of Delhi?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Ranajit Dasgupta
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781594204470
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Science, Political Science, Economics
- Rating
- 3.94 / 5 (347 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14