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University of Washington Press Outcaste Bombay: City Making and the Politics of the Poor (Global South Asia)

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Product Description Over the course of the twentieth century, Bombay’s population grew twentyfold as the city became increasingly industrialized and cosmopolitan. Yet beneath a veneer of modernity, old prejudices endured, including the treatment of the Dalits. Even as Indians engaged with aspects of modern life, including the Marxist discourse of class, caste distinctions played a pivotal role in determining who was excluded from the city’s economic transformations. Labor historian Juned Shaikh documents the symbiosis between industrial capitalism and the caste system, mapping the transformation of the city as urban planners marked Dalit neighborhoods as slums that needed to be demolished in order to build a modern Bombay. Drawing from rare sources written by the urban poor and Dalits in the Marathi language―including novels, poems, and manifestos―Outcaste Bombay examines how language and literature became a battleground for cultural politics. Through careful scrutiny of one city’s complex social fabric, this study illuminates issues that remain vital for labor activists and urban planners around the world. Review This inter-disciplinary book draws on rare English and Marathi language sources -- including novels, poems, and manifestoes -- and contributes to debates in the fields of South Asian history, global Marxism, social anthropology, urban studies, labor studies, Dalit studies, and literature.--New Books in South Asia (NBN) About the Author Juned Shaikh is associate professor of history at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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Brand: University of Washington Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0295748494
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Social & Cultural
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 25 April 2021
Listed Since: 13 October 2020

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