{"product_id":"middle-class-in-neo-urban-india","title":"Middle Class in Neo-Urban India","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt looks at class as a socio-spatial category where class distinction is tied to and manifests itself through the space of the city. With a 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54238485086552,"sku":"9781032248370","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781032248370_42be7d3f-0080-4903-9eed-ec639ce6e510.jpg?v=1768382120","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/middle-class-in-neo-urban-india","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}