Upadhya, Carol (2026) Urbanizing the future: A new city project in agrarian South India. Berghahn Books. ISBN 9781836954736
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| Abstract: | Amaravati, the new capital of Andhra Pradesh, exemplifies India’s policy thrust on urbanization. Tracing the rise, abandonment and revival of Amaravati, Urbanizing the Future delves into the ambitious plan to build a brand-new city in an agrarian landscape. The book unpacks the entanglements of caste, capital, and state power in shaping development through a regional lens. Urbanizing the Future highlights the disruptions and conflicts engendered by mega-projects as agricultural land is converted into urban real estate. Combining political economy and history with long-term ethnographic fieldwork, the Amaravati story offers a compelling critique of planned urbanization as a contested and uneven process in contemporary India. |
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| Item Type: | Book |
| Subjects: | School of Social Sciences > Anthropology School of Social Sciences > Urbanization School of Social Sciences > Sociology |
| Divisions: | Schools > Social Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Jun 2026 09:20 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Jun 2026 09:20 |
| Official URL: | https://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/UpadhyaUrbaniz... |
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| URI: | http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/3402 |
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