The allure of exclusivity : imagery, investment and identity -- Liminal luxury : identity and spatial constructs -- Dwellings and social prestige -- vernacular, colonial, postcolonial India -- The new cosmopolitans -- modern domesticity -- Old discriminations, new spatial mechanisms : the spectacle of consumption -- From global to neocolonial? progression of type -- Beyond the gates : unpacking social mobility and spatial politics
Summary
Gated Luxury Condominiums in India: A Socio-Spatial Arena for New Cosmopolitans critically examines gated luxury condominiums in contemporary India, exploring their role in shaping elite power and identity within the framework of neoliberalism
