Urban Studies
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Description
Drawing from some of the most influential studies conducted on Indian cities--Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata--Urban Studies deals with the sociological study of the Indian city and Urbanism. It includes conceptual pieces on the making of the urban in India, and treats aspects of city life--planning, building, industry, trading, migration and health-- thematically, along with aspects of mass culture including films and the arts.Features
- Part of the Oxford in India Readings in Sociology and Social Anthropology series
- Feeds into course structure of urban sociology in Indian universities
- Contains cutting-edge theoretical essays and empirical studies
- Well-known contributors
Reviews
"The chief value of the text lies in making available in one volume scholarly work that is dispersed across various disciplinary arenas."--The Book Review
"While mapping the wider discourse of urbanisation in India, it also engages both conceptually and empirically with the diversity of concerns that comprise the field of urban sociology in India."--Economic and Political Weekly
"It is to the editors' credit that they...make an effort to live up to Manuel Castell's call for a holistic approach to the urban experience."--The Telegraph
About the Author(s)
Sujata Patel is Professor of Sociology at the University of Pune in India.
Kushal Deb is Associate Professor of Sociology at the Indian Institute of Technology.
