The Politics of the Urban Poor in Early Twentieth-Century India |
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| Author:
| Gooptu, Nandini |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Indian History and Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-15291-7 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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Nandini Gooptu's 2001 history of the Indian urban poor represents a tour-de-force. It focuses on themes ranging from the social construction of poverty, religious and caste identities and nationalist and labour politics. In this way, the book contributes to current debates on the nature of subaltern politics and consciousness.
Nandini Gooptu's 2001 history of the Indian urban poor represents a tour-de-force. It focuses on themes ranging from the social construction of poverty, religious and caste identities and nationalist and labour politics. In this way, the book contributes to current debates on the nature of subaltern politics and consciousness.