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Outcaste Bombay: City Making and the Politics of the Poor

Outcaste Bombay: City Making and the Politics of the Poor

Kaimal, Padma
Sivaramakrishnan, K.
Shaikh, Juned

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Series: Global South Asia

General Racism & Ethnic StudiesIndian & South Asian HistoryPoverty & Social Work

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ISBN10: 0295748508
ISBN13: 9780295748504
Publisher: Univ Of Washington Pr
Published: Apr 25 2021
Pages: 242
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.90 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

Caste, class, and development converge in a booming metropolis

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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