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Outcaste Bombay - City Making and the Politics of the Poor (Hardcover)
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Outcaste Bombay - City Making and the Politics of the Poor (Hardcover)
Series: Global South Asia
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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.
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