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Product Description Drawing from some of the most influential studies conducted on Indian cities--Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata--Urban Studies deals with the sociological study of the Indian city and Urbanism. It includes conceptual pieces on the making of the urban in India, and treatsaspects of city life--planning, building, industry, trading, migration and health-- thematically, along with aspects of mass culture including films and the arts. About the Author Sujata Patel is Professor of Sociology at the University of Pune in India. Kushal Deb is Associate Professor of Sociology at the Indian Institute of Technology.