Wages of Violence: Naming and Identity in Postcolonial BombayWhen 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. |
Contents
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The Making of an Ethnohistorical Imagination in Western India | 20 |
Chapter 2 Bombay and the Politics of Urban Desire | 37 |
Shiv Sena and Communal Populism | 70 |
The Making of Political Dadaism | 101 |
Chapter 5 Riots Policing and Truth Telling in Bombay | 121 |
Chapter 6 In the Muslim Mohalla | 160 |
Governance Graft and Goons | 194 |
Conclusion Politics as Permanent Performance | 227 |
Notes | 235 |
Glossary | 251 |
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Wages of Violence: Naming and Identity in Postcolonial Bombay Thomas Blom Hansen Limited preview - 2001 |
Wages of Violence: Naming and Identity in Postcolonial Bombay Thomas Blom Hansen Limited preview - 2001 |
Wages of Violence: Naming and Identity in Postcolonial Bombay Thomas Blom Hansen No preview available - 2001 |