The industrial ephemeral : labor and love in Indian architecture and construction / Namita Vijay Dharia.

Main entry:

Dharia, Namita Vijay, 1980- author.

Title & Author:

The industrial ephemeral : labor and love in Indian architecture and construction / Namita Vijay Dharia.

Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2022]

Description:

xv, 273 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm.

Series:

Atelier : Ethnographic inquiry in the twenty-first century ; 7

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-268) and index.
Introduction : An asynchronic timeline -- Ephemeral infrastructures -- The financial sublime -- Drawing fantasies -- The industry of sound -- Inside the pit -- Concrete love -- Conclusion : Inquilab Zindabad -- Appendix : list of masterplans affecting Gurgaon.

Summary:

"What transformative effects does a multimillion-dollar industry have on those who work within it? The Industrial Ephemeral presents the untold stories of the people, politics, and production chains behind architecture, real estate, and construction in areas surrounding New Delhi, India. The personal histories of those in India's large laboring classes are brought to life as Namita Vijay Dharia discusses the aggressive environmental and ecological transformation of the region in the twenty-first century. Urban planning and architecture are messy processes that intertwine migratory pathways, corruption politics, labor struggle, ecological transformations, and technological development. The aggressive actions of the construction activity produce an atmosphere of ephemerality in urban regions, creating an aesthetic condition that supports industrial political economy. Dharia's brilliant analysis of the aesthetics and experiences of work lends visibility to the struggle of workers in an era of growing urban inequality"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9780520383098 hardcover
0520383095 hardcover
9780520383104 paperback
0520383109 paperback
electronic publication
9780520383111

Subject:

Urbanization Social aspects India Delhi 21st century.
Labor Anthropological aspects India Delhi.
Construction workers India Delhi.
Architecture and anthropology India Delhi.
Urbanisation Aspect social Inde Delhi 21e siècle.
Ouvriers de la construction Inde Delhi.
Architecture et anthropologie Inde Delhi.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban.
Architecture and anthropology.
Construction workers.
Labor Anthropological aspects.
Urbanization Social aspects.
India Delhi.

Added entries:

Atelier (Oakland, Calif.) ; 7.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 315738
Call No.: 315738
Copy: 1
Status: Available

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