The Industrial Ephemeral: Labor and Love in Indian Architecture and Construction

Author:   Namita Vijay Dharia
Publisher:   University of California Press
Volume:   7
ISBN:  

9780520383104


Pages:   290
Publication Date:   19 July 2022
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Namita Vijay Dharia
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Volume:   7
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780520383104


ISBN 10:   0520383109
Pages:   290
Publication Date:   19 July 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

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

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" ""Namita Vijay Dharia has written a silver mine of suggestions and insights for a new generation of feminist (and possibly Indian) anthropologists about working in a male-dominated and macho world."" * Pacific Affairs *"


" ""Namita Vijay Dharia has written a silver mine of suggestions and insights for a new generation of feminist (and possibly Indian) anthropologists about working in a male-dominated and macho world."" * Pacific Affairs * ""Dhaira’s writing weaves a compelling narrative of the ephemeral core of the construction industry"" * International Journal of Urban and Regional Research * ""Dharia has taken change, non-durability, and even the ephemeral, as the structuring fibres that shape architectural, infrastructural, and design work.""   * International Institute of Asian Studies *"


 ""Namita Vijay Dharia has written a silver mine of suggestions and insights for a new generation of feminist (and possibly Indian) anthropologists about working in a male-dominated and macho world."" * Pacific Affairs * ""Dhaira’s writing weaves a compelling narrative of the ephemeral core of the construction industry"" * International Journal of Urban and Regional Research * ""Dharia has taken change, non-durability, and even the ephemeral, as the structuring fibres that shape architectural, infrastructural, and design work.""   * International Institute of Asian Studies * ""This book is different because it gives a field view of architecture enriched with construction workers’ perspectives."" * Landscapes *


Author Information

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.  

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