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Wages of Violence: Naming and Identity in Postcolonial Bombay
Thomas Blom Hansen
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Paperback. When Bombay changed its name to Mumbai in 1995, it was the culmination of a long process that transformed India's primary symbol of modernity and cultural diversity into a site of ethnic conflict and violent nationalism. This is an account of how the city's atmosphere, dominant public languages, and power structures have changed since 1960s. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJP; GTB; JFSG; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
When Bombay changed its name to Mumbai in 1995, it was the culmination of a long process that transformed India's primary symbol of modernity and cultural diversity into a site of intense ethnic conflict and violent nationalism. Wages of Violence is a startling account of how the city's atmosphere, dominant public languages, and power structures have changed since the 1960s. The book centers on how Shiv Sena, a militant Hindu movement, has advanced a new, "plebeian" political culture and has undermined democratic rule in India's premier city. Drawing on a large body of archival material and conversations with people from ... Read more
When Bombay changed its name to Mumbai in 1995, it was the culmination of a long process that transformed India's primary symbol of modernity and cultural diversity into a site of intense ethnic conflict and violent nationalism. Wages of Violence is a startling account of how the city's atmosphere, dominant public languages, and power structures have changed since the 1960s. The book centers on how Shiv Sena, a militant Hindu movement, has advanced a new, "plebeian" political culture and has undermined democratic rule in India's premier city. Drawing on a large body of archival material and conversations with people from ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691088402
SKU
V9780691088402
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About Thomas Blom Hansen
Thomas Blom Hansen is Reader in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of The Saffron Wave: Democracy and Hindu Nationalism in Modern India (Princeton) and editor of States of the Imagination:
Reviews for Wages of Violence: Naming and Identity in Postcolonial Bombay
"This multilayered analysis of the meaning of Shiv Sena as both party and performer/creator of Marathi/Hindu identities combines ethnography, political science, philosophy, and Lacanian observations within a complex exploration of sociopolitical changes in Bombay (Mumbai) since the 19th century... A provocative text for those interested in the many dimensions of urban politics, even beyond South Asia."
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