Restless in the city : conversations with young people in resettlement colonies
- Publication/Creation:
- New Delhi, India : Sage Publications India Pvt, Ltd. : Yoda Press, 2021
- Format:
- Book
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Additional/Related Title Information
- Full Title:
- Restless in the city : conversations with young people in resettlement colonies / Nirantar
Related Names
- Additional Author/Creators:
- Nirantar (Organization: New Delhi, India), issuing body
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- Urban youth--India--Delhi
Urban youth--India--Delhi--Attitudes
Urban youth--Employment--India--Delhi
Poor people youth--India--Delhi
Delhi (India)--Social conditions
Description/Summary
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-177).
- Summary:
- Restless in the City gives us access to the unfiltered voices of young people from urban poor communities speaking about their expectations from the state, their engagement with the city and neighbourhood, and their personal and familial relationships. The book uncovers deep-rooted injustices within the current workforce, examining cases where young men aspire to work in the public sector even as they hold low-paying jobs in private firms which reinforces their sense of marginalization. The stark difference between rural and urban youth's relationship with technology, and how it affects their feelings towards love and friendship, is another focus of the conversations we encounter in the book, a focus which also highlights the limits of agency accorded to young women on the margins. Restless in the City is a rare study that delves deep into overlooked issues faced by young people from less privileged localities of Delhi who are constantly navigating the politics of their changing urban milieu.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- xx, 177 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9937747292802486
- ISBN:
- 9353887240
9789353887247
9789353887278
9353887275 - OCLC Number:
- 1227917004
- Barcode:
- 010003554707
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