Colossus - The Anatomy of Delhi (Hardcover)

The National Capital Region of Delhi is a diverse and unequal space. Its more than 30 million people are sharply differentiated by economic class, religion and caste, education, language, and migration status. Its 45,000 square kilometres is a tapestry of spaces - ghettoes, slums, enclaves, institutional areas, planned and unplanned and authorized and unauthorized colonies, forests and agricultural fields. In some ways it is a dynamic society aspiring to global city grandeur; in other ways it is a bastion of tradition, sectarianism and hierarchy. Colossus details these realities and paradoxes under three themes: social change, community and state, and inequality. From the material condition of the metropolis - its housing, services, crime and pollution - to its social organization - of who marries whom, who eats with whom, and who votes for whom - this book unpacks the complex reality of a metropolitan region that is emblematic of India's aspirations and contradictions.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	South Asia in the Social Sciences
Release date:	February 2022
Editors:	Sanjoy Chakravorty • Neelanjan Sircar
Dimensions:	235 x 158 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	460
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-83224-3
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Regional geography Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Promotions
LSN:	1-108-83224-5
Barcode:	9781108832243

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