The Indian Middle Class (Paperback)

Surinder Jodhka S.

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Language: English

Published by OUP India, New Delhi, 2016

0199466793 / 9780199466795

Series: Book 20 of 37 - Oxford India Short Introductions

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Paperback. Who exactly are the middle classes in India? What role do they play in contemporary Indian politics and society, and what are their historical and cultural moorings? The authors of this volume argue that the middle class has largely been understood as an income/ economic category, but the term has a broader social and conceptual history, globally as well as in India. To begin with, the middle class is not a homogeneous category but is shaped byspecific colonial and post-colonial experiences and is differentiated by caste, ethnicity, region, religion, and gender locations. These socio-economic differentiations shape its politics and cultureand become the basis of internal conflicts, contestations, and divergent political worldviews. The authors demonstrate how the middle class has acquired a certain legitimacy to speak on behalf of the society as a whole, despite its politics being inherently exclusionary, as it tries to protect its own interests. Further, perceived as an aspirational category, the middle class has a seductive charm for the lower classes, who struggle to shift to this ever elusive social location. Who exactly are the middle classes in India? What role do they play in contemporary Indian politics and society, and what are their historical and cultural moorings? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Title
The Indian Middle Class (Paperback)
Author
Surinder Jodhka S.
Publisher
OUP India, New Delhi
Publication year
2016
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Binding
Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
0199466793
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9780199466795
Series
Book 20 of 37: Oxford India Short Introductions

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