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- Publisher
- SAGE
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2023
- ISSN
- 1474-4740
- eISSN
- 1477-0881
- DOI
- 10.1177/14744740221147554
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
There is much to learn about how some locales come to be deemed as more cosmopolitan than others. Mumbai is hailed as a cosmopolitan city and even a model for India. With an increasing sense of disappointment about the decline of cosmopolitanism in such metropolitan cities, there is a need to look at what other locales can offer as alternative models of cosmopolitanism. This article addresses Kochi as a locale that is nuanced with precolonial practices of cosmopolitanism. This move towards provincialising cosmopolitanism – in the sense of moving away from metropolitan locales to highlight deeper, more historical and local ways of being cosmopolitan – is informed by the growing emphasis on the need to explore subaltern or vernacular cosmopolitanism.
Journal
Cultural Geographies – SAGE
Published: Jan 1, 2023
Keywords: cosmopolitanism; Kochi; metropolis; Mumbai; postcolonialism; provincialising