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Living class in urban India /

Sara Dickey considers how urban Indians' notions of class and caste are rapidly transforming in the wake of globalization. Introducing the reader to four residents in the city of Madurai from varied backgrounds, she documents their palpable day-to-day experiences of class. By analyzing the inte...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dickey, Sara (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Social classes > India > Madurai > Longitudinal studies.
Social stratification > India > Madurai > Longitudinal studies.
Madurai (India) > Social conditions.
Madurai (India) > Economic conditions.
Classes sociales > Inde > Madurai > Études longitudinales.
Stratification sociale > Inde > Madurai > Études longitudinales.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Economic history
Social classes
Social conditions
Social stratification
India > Madurai
Electronic books.
Longitudinal studies
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Sara Dickey considers how urban Indians' notions of class and caste are rapidly transforming in the wake of globalization. Introducing the reader to four residents in the city of Madurai from varied backgrounds, she documents their palpable day-to-day experiences of class. By analyzing the intertwined symbolic and economic importance of phenomena like wedding ceremonies, religious practices, and loan arrangements, Dickey's study reveals the material consequences of local class identities.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 262 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813583938
0813583934
9780813583945
0813583942