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The middle class in neo-urban India : space, class and distinction / Smriti Singh

London ; New York : Routledge, 2024

xii, 274 Seiten : Illustrationen, Karten

Englisch

Includes bibliographical references and index

Archivierung/Langzeitarchivierung gewährleistet (Rechtsgrundlage FID). Univ. Heidelberg, CATS, Südasi

Erscheint auch als: Singh, Smriti : Middle class in neo-urban India. - Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023 (Online-Ausgabe)

978-1-032-24837-0 (hardback: GBP 130); 978-1-032-59477-4 (paperback)

978-1-003-45486-1 (ISBN der parallelen Ausgabe im Fernzugriff)

2023024769

OCoLC: 1413427680     

HT690.I4

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Fachinformationsdienst(e): FID-SUEDASIEN-DE-16

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LOC-SH: Middle class -- India ; City dwellers -- India ; Sociology, Urban -- India ; Urbanization -- India

"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"--