Uncover the unique ‘hinterland urbanism’ shaping West Bengal’s industrial zones. This insightful study delves into how time, space, and capital intersect in India, exploring longing and belonging within the complex historical layers of places like Howrah. Based on rigorous ethnographic fieldwork, the book offers a fresh perspective on urban life beyond the city-form, connecting aesthetics and emotion to political imagination. Essential for scholars and students of cultural anthropology, urban anthropology, and political anthropology seeking to understand contemporary India.