{"product_id":"the-middle-class-in-neo-urban-india-space-class-and-distinction-9781032594774","title":"The Middle Class in Neo-Urban India: Space, Class and Distinction","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Smriti Singh\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge India\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge India\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Sociology - Urban\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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":"Routledge India","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46931018055831,"sku":"9781032594774","price":3671.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781032594774.webp?v=1771610491","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-middle-class-in-neo-urban-india-space-class-and-distinction-9781032594774","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}