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Urban Utopias
. Ed(S): Kuldova, Tereza; Varghese, Mathew A.
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Hardback. Editor(s): Kuldova, Tereza; Varghese, Mathew A. Series: Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology. Num Pages: 289 pages, 13 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book brings anthropologists and critical theorists together in order to investigate utopian visions of the future in the neoliberal cities of India and Sri Lanka. Arguing for the priority of materiality in any analysis of contemporary ideology, the authors explore urban construction projects, special economic zones, fashion ramps, films, archaeological excavations, and various queer spaces. In the process, they reveal how diverse co-existing utopian visions are entangled with local politics and global capital, and show how these utopian visions are at once driven by visions of excess and by increasing expulsions. It’s a dystopia already in the making – ... Read more
This book brings anthropologists and critical theorists together in order to investigate utopian visions of the future in the neoliberal cities of India and Sri Lanka. Arguing for the priority of materiality in any analysis of contemporary ideology, the authors explore urban construction projects, special economic zones, fashion ramps, films, archaeological excavations, and various queer spaces. In the process, they reveal how diverse co-existing utopian visions are entangled with local politics and global capital, and show how these utopian visions are at once driven by visions of excess and by increasing expulsions. It’s a dystopia already in the making – ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology
Number of Pages
289
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319476223
SKU
V9783319476223
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About . Ed(S): Kuldova, Tereza; Varghese, Mathew A.
Tereza Kuldova is Researcher at the Department of Archaeology, Conservation, and History, University of Oslo, Norway, and Visiting Senior Researcher at the Department of Cultural and Social Anthropology, University of Vienna, Austria. Mathew A. Varghese is a non-resident research fellow with The Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR), Kochi, India, and Lecturer at The Maharajas College, Kerala, India.
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