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Urbanizing the Future

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 cast...

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Main Author: Upadhya, Carol
Format: Online
Language:English
French
Published: Berghahn Books 2026
Subjects:
Anthropology (General)
Urban Studies
Development Studies
Asia
South India
New City
Amaravati
Andhra Pradesh
Urbanization
Political Economy
Ethnography
City Planning
Urban Development
Asian Studies
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSD Urban communities
thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1F Asia::1FK South Asia (Indian sub-continent)::1FKA India
Online Access:ONIX_20260529T115621_9781836954736_5
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Summary: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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