{"product_id":"9780253000835","title":"Ahmedabad: Shock City of Twentieth-Century India","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the 20th century, Ahmedabad was India's \"shock city.\" It was the place\u003cbr\u003e where many of the nation's most important developments occurred first and with the\u003cbr\u003e greatest intensity -- from Gandhi's political and labor organizing, through the\u003cbr\u003e growth of textile, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries, to globalization and the\u003cbr\u003e sectarian violence that marked the turn of the new century. Events that happened\u003cbr\u003e there resonated throughout the country, for better and for worse. Howard Spodek\u003cbr\u003e describes the movements that swept the city, telling their story through the careers\u003cbr\u003e of the men and women who led them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120362832112,"sku":"9780253000835","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780253000835","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}