The Industrial Ephemeral
Labor and Love in Indian Architecture and Construction
Seiten
2022
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-38310-4 (ISBN)
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-38310-4 (ISBN)
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 metamorphosis 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. Rampant construction activity produces an atmosphere of ephemerality in urban regions, creating an aesthetic condition that supports industrial political economy. Dharia's brilliant analysis of the sensibilities and experiences of work lends visibility to the struggle of workers in an era of growing urban inequality.
Namita Vijay Dharia is an architect and anthropologist specializing in urban South Asia. She is an Assistant Professor of Political Economy at the Rhode Island School of Design.
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Note on Anonymity
Introduction: An Asynchronous Time Line
1. Ephemeral Infrastructures
2. The Financial Sublime
3. Drawing Fantasies
4. The Industry of Sound
5. Inside the Pit
6. Concrete Love
Conclusion: Inquilab Zindabad (Long Live Revolution)
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 16.07.2022 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Atelier: Ethnographic Inquiry in the Twenty-First Century ; 7 |
| Zusatzinfo | 23 b-w illustrations, 1 map, 1 table |
| Verlagsort | Berkerley |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 454 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| Technik ► Architektur | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-520-38310-9 / 0520383109 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-520-38310-4 / 9780520383104 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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