Mumbai: References & Edit History
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Assorted References
- major reference
- In Maharashtra
- governorship of Northcote of Exeter
- history of India
- importance to India
- In India
- physical and human geography
- school of social work
- settlement by Parsis
- terrorist attacks of 2006
- terrorist attacks of 2008
Additional Reading
W.S. Meyer, Imperial Gazetteer of India, vol. 8 (1908); and S.M. Edwardes, The Gazetteer of Bombay City and Island, 3 vol. (1909–10, reprinted 1977–78), provide a wealth of detail on Bombay’s history up to the early 20th century. Other useful historical studies include M.D. David, History of Bombay, 1661–1708 (1973), and Bombay, the City of Dreams: A History of the First City of India (1995).
S.S. Jha, Structure of Urban Poverty: The Case of Bombay Slums (1986); Meera Kosambi, Bombay in Transition: The Growth and Social Ecology of a Colonial City, 1880–1980 (1986); United Nations Dept. Of International Economic And Social Affairs, Population Growth and Policies in Mega-Cities: Bombay (1986); Nigel Harris, Economic Development, Cities, and Planning: The Case of Bombay (1978); Jal F. Bulsara, Patterns of Social Life in Metropolitan Areas, with Particular Reference to Greater Bombay (1970); Suketu Mehta, Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found (2004); and Abdul Shaban, Mumbai: Political Economy of Crime and Space (2010), include discussions of social conditions and urban problems.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Added cross-reference, made style changes. | Mar 20, 2024 | ||
| Links added. | Mar 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Mumbai City, India. | Aug 17, 2022 | ||
| Top Questions updated. | Oct 22, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic - Facts on Mumbai. | Feb 20, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 27, 2016 | ||
| History section revised and updated. | Sep 02, 2015 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Sep 02, 2015 | ||
| Geography section expanded and thoroughly revised. | Sep 02, 2015 | ||
| Added video. | Nov 26, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, India. | Aug 12, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: ILoveIndia.com - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. | Apr 22, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: IndiaNetzone - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. | Apr 22, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Maps of World - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. | Apr 22, 2013 | ||
| Population data updated. | Oct 05, 2012 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 16, 2011 | ||
| Video of Mumbai's history and historic map of the city added. | Apr 26, 2011 | ||
| History section updated to add mention of the sectarian riots in Mumbai in 1992 and 1993. | Feb 21, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids - Brachiosaurus Facts for Kids. | Apr 21, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 05, 2008 | ||
| Styling of Bombay (Mumbai) revised. | Dec 05, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Geography of Mumbai (Bombay). | Jul 07, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 16, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Sep 08, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |