India's new middle class : democratic politics in an era of economic reform / / Leela Fernandes
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| Autore: |
Fernandes Leela
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| Titolo: |
India's new middle class : democratic politics in an era of economic reform / / Leela Fernandes
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| Pubblicazione: | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2006 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (332 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 305.5/50954 |
| Soggetto topico: | Middle class - India |
| Democratization - India | |
| Soggetto geografico: | India Economic conditions 21st century |
| India Social conditions 21st century | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-277) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction -- 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Leela Fernandes digs into the implications of the growth of the middle class in India and uncovers Ñin the media, in electoral politics, and on the streets of urban neighborhoods Ñthe 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | India's new middle class |
| ISBN: | 0-8166-9905-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910821466303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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