The Industrial Ephemeral

Labor and Love in Indian Architecture and Construction

Namita Vijay Dharia

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English

University of California Press
19 July 2022

City & town planning - architectural aspects; Urban communities; Ethnic studies; Social & cultural anthropology

Series: Atelier: Ethnographic Inquiry in the Twenty-First Century

What transformative effects does a multimillion-dollar industry have on those who work within it? The Industrial Ephemeral presents 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 transformation 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 aesthetics and experiences of work lends visibility to the struggle of workers in an era of growing urban inequality.

By: Namita Vijay Dharia
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 7
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780520383104
ISBN 10: 0520383109
Series: Atelier: Ethnographic Inquiry in the Twenty-First Century
Pages: 290
Publication Date: 19 July 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

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.

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

""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 *