{"product_id":"the-industrial-ephemeral-labor-and-love-in-indian-architecture-and-construction-volume-7-hardcover","title":"The Industrial Ephemeral: Labor and Love in Indian Architecture and Construction Volume 7 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNamita Vijay Dharia\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat transformative effects does a multimillion-dollar industry have on those who work within it? \u003ci\u003eThe Industrial Ephemeral \u003c\/i\u003epresents the untold stories of the people, politics, and production chains behind architecture, real estate, and construction in areas surrounding New Delhi, India. The personal histories of those in India's large laboring classes are brought to life as Namita Vijay Dharia discusses the aggressive environmental and ecological metamorphosis of the region in the twenty-first century. Urban planning and architecture are messy processes that intertwine migratory pathways, corruption politics, labor struggle, ecological transformations, and technological development. Rampant construction activity produces an atmosphere of ephemerality in urban regions, creating an aesthetic condition that supports industrial political economy. Dharia's brilliant analysis of the sensibilities and experiences of work lends visibility to the struggle of workers in an era of growing urban inequality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gorgeous, brilliant piece of writing, \u003ci\u003eThe Industrial Ephemeral \u003c\/i\u003erethinks architecture and design through an ethnographic exploration of the intimate encounters, sights, sounds, and motion of construction sites. In this remarkable book, Namita Vijay Dharia exposes the surprising ephemerality of the built environment and the labor, love, and exploitation involved in creating it.--Christine J. Walley, author of \u003ci\u003eExit Zero: Family and Class in Postindustrial Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe Industrial Ephemeral \u003c\/i\u003eis a compelling chronicle of the fast pace of urban development in India from a seemingly inconspicuous and forgotten angle: the unique ins and outs of the transient construction sites that dot the landscape and soundscape of most large cities in the Global South. This is the kind of book that needs to be written for every large city as an indispensable companion to critical urban theory. It amply demonstrates why Dharia is one of the most farsighted architectural and anthropological analysts of urban worlds at present.\"--Arturo Escobar, author of \u003ci\u003eDesigns for the Pluriverse: Radical Interdependence, Autonomy, and the Making of Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamita Vijay Dharia\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 290\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 19, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457185038589,"sku":"9780520383098","price":178.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/eGVUQUpybmZhRWsxQ3NKbHEzaDlrQT09.webp?v=1777234658","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-industrial-ephemeral-labor-and-love-in-indian-architecture-and-construction-volume-7-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}