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010 _a 2023024769
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100 1 _aSingh, Smriti.
_eauthor
_938372
245 1 4 _aMiddle class in neo-urban India :
_bspace, class and distinction /
_cby Smriti Singh.
250 _a1st.
260 _aAbingdon, Oxon ;
_aNew York, NY :
_bRoutledge,
_c2024.
263 _a2308
300 _axii, 274 P. ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
365 _b1595.00
_cRupees
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _a"This book critically examines the new middle class and the emergence of neo-urban spaces in India within the context of rapid urbanisation and changing socio-spatial dynamics in urban areas in the country. It looks at class as a socio-spatial category where class distinction is tied to and manifests itself through the space of the city. With detailed ethnographic study of the national capital region of Delhi, especially Gurugram, it explores themes such as class subjectivity, morality, and social beliefs; life inside gated enclaves; family and everyday practices of class reproduction; and the process of othering and exclusivity among others. Class identity, vulnerability and hierarchy influence the actions and motivations of the middle class. The author studies the nuances and socio-political fractures stemming from the complex dynamic of class, caste, religion and gender that manifest in these neo-urban spaces and how these shape the city and community. Rich in empirical resources, this book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of sociology, political sociology, ethnography, urban sociology, urban studies, and South Asian studies"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aMiddle class
_zIndia.
_938373
650 0 _aCity dwellers
_zIndia.
_938374
650 0 _aSociology, Urban
_zIndia.
_938375
650 0 _aUrbanization
_zIndia.
653 _aSociology
776 0 8 _iOnline version:
_aSingh, Smriti.
_tMiddle class in neo-urban India
_dAbingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023
_z9781003454861
_w(DLC) 2023024770
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