LEADER 02350nam 2200553 a 450 001 9910778340903321 005 20230207225022.0 010 $a0-8166-9905-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000482435 035 $a(EBL)328387 035 $a(OCoLC)476125747 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000178368 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11174568 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000178368 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10221884 035 $a(PQKB)11713930 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC328387 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL328387 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10212631 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000482435 100 $a20060630d2006 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIndia's new middle class$b[electronic resource] $edemocratic politics in an era of economic reform /$fLeela Fernandes 210 $aMinneapolis $cUniversity of Minnesota Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (332 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8166-4927-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 257-277) and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- The historical roots of the new middle class -- Framing the liberalizing middle class -- Social capital, labor market restructuring, and India's new economy -- State power, urban space, and civic life -- Liberalization, democracy, and middle class politics -- Conclusion. 330 $aLeela Fernandes digs into the implications of the growth of the middle class in India and uncovers N?in the media, in electoral politics, and on the streets of urban neighborhoods N?the complex politics of caste, religion, and gender that shape this rising population. Using rich ethnographic data, she reveals how the middle class operates as a proponent of economic democratization. 606 $aMiddle class$zIndia 606 $aDemocratization$zIndia 607 $aIndia$xEconomic conditions$y21st century 607 $aIndia$xSocial conditions$y21st century 615 0$aMiddle class 615 0$aDemocratization 676 $a305.5/50954 700 $aFernandes$b Leela$01157386 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778340903321 996 $aIndia's new middle class$93821630 997 $aUNINA