‘A book that is . . . as eccentric and anarchic as its subject’—William Dalrymple In this extraordinary portrait of one of the world’s largest cities, Sam Miller sets out to discover the real Delhi, a city he describes as being ‘India’s dreamtown— and its purgatory’. He treads the city’s streets, including its less celebrated destinations—Nehru Place, Pitampura and Gurgaon—places most writers ignore. His encounters with Delhi’s people, from ragpickers to members of the Police Brass Band, create a richly entertaining portrait of what the city is and what it is becoming. Miller is, like so many of the people he meets, a migrant in one of the world’s fastest growing megapolises and the Delhi he depicts is one whose future concerns us all. Miller possesses an intense curiosity; he has an infallible eye for life’s diversities, for all the marvellous and sublime moments that illuminate people’s lives. This is a generous, original, humorous portrait of a great city; one which unerringly locates the humanity beneath the mundane, the unsung and the unfamiliar.

TABLE of CONTENTS: Premessa / Foreword. Turismo e interculturalità, D. Dolcini - R.P.B. Singh - Da incredibile a credibile: strategie nazionali di promozione turistica in India, M. Angelillo - “Blockbuster movie, blockbuster location”: cineturismo e costruzione dell’immagine dell’Italia per il pubblico indiano, S. Cavaliere - L. Barletta - Gazing at Italy from the East: A Multimodal Analysis of Malaysian Tourist Blogs, O. Denti - Russo e italiano nei contatti linguistici: immagini riflesse, L. L'vovna Fedorova - M. Bolognani - “The Past Is a Foreign Country”: History as Representation in the Writings of William Darlymple, D.E. Gibbons - ‘Please Do not Stand over the Buddha’s Head (Pay Respect)’: Mediations of Tourist and Researcher Experience in Thailand, A. Jocuns – I. de Saint-Georges – N. Chonmahatrakul, J. Angkapanichkit - ‘For Your Eyes Only’: How Museum Walltexts Communicate East and West. The Case of the Peggy Guggenheim Foundation, S.M. Maci - Word-formation in the Arabic Language of Tourism, C. Solimando

Visit The Delhi Minisite Here! This Is An Extraordinary Portrait Of One Of The World&Rsquo;S Largest Cities.&Nbsp; Sam Miller Sets Out To Discover The Real Delhi, A City He Describes As Being &Lsquo;India&Rsquo;S Dreamtown&Mdash;And Its Purgatory.&Rsquo; He Treads The City Streets, Making His Way Through Delhi And Its Suburbs, Visiting Its Less Celebrated Destinations&Mdash;Nehru Place, Rohini, Ghaziabad And Gurgaon&Mdash;That Most Writers Ignore. Miller&Rsquo;S Quest Is The Here And Now, The Unexpected, The Ignored And The Eccentric. All The Obvious Ports Of Call&Ndash;The Ancient Monuments, The Imperial Buildings And The Celebrities Of Modern Delhi&Mdash;Make Only Passing Appearances. Through His Encounters With Delhi&Rsquo;S People&Mdash;From A Professor Of Astrophysics To A Crematorium Attendant, From Ragpickers To Members Of The Police Brass Band&Mdash;Miller Creates A Richly Entertaining Portrait Of What Delhi Means To Its Residents, And Of What The City Is Becoming. Miller Is, Like So Many Of The People He Meets, A Migrant In One Of The World&Rsquo;S Fastest Growing Megapolises And The Delhi He Depicts Is One Whose Future Concerns Us All. Miller Possesses An Intense Curiosity; He Has An Infallible Eye For Life&Rsquo;S Diversities, For All The Marvellous And Sublime Moments That Illuminate People&Rsquo;S Lives. This Is A Generous, Original, Humorous Portrait Of A Great City; One Which Unerringly Locates The Humanity Beneath The Mundane, The Unsung And The Unfamiliar.