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Subaltern Frontiers: Agrarian City-Making in Gurgaon provides a critical analysis of how Gurgaon evolved from rural farmland into one of India’s most prominent cities. Author Thomas Cowan examines the experiences and agency of subaltern groups—farmers, laborers, and marginalized communities—whose labor and displacement shaped urban development.
The book challenges conventional narratives of urban progress by centering the voices and perspectives of those typically excluded from development histories. Through detailed ethnographic research and historical analysis, Cowan reveals the complex negotiations, conflicts, and transformations that occurred as agricultural landscapes were converted into commercial and residential spaces.
This work contributes significantly to urban studies, postcolonial theory, and South Asian geography by demonstrating how city-making processes are fundamentally shaped by power dynamics, land relations, and the everyday struggles of ordinary people. Essential reading for scholars interested in urbanization, agrarian change, and social inequality.
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