Being Middle-Class in India: A Way of Life - Couverture rigide

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Synopsis

Hailed as the beneficiary, driving force and result of globalisation, India's middle-class is puzzling in its diversity, as a multitude of traditions, social formations and political constellations manifest contribute to this project. This book looks at Indian middle-class lifestyles through a number of case studies, ranging from a historical account detailing the making of a savvy middle-class consumer in the late colonial period, to saving clubs among women in Delhi's upmarket colonies and the dilemmas of entrepreneurial families in Tamil Nadu's industrial towns.

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À propos de l?auteur

Henrike Donner is currently Professor for Indian Society and Culture at the Centre for Modern Indian Studies, Georg-August Universität, Göttingen, Germany. Her research interests include urban anthropology, gender and kinship.

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9780415748711: Being Middle-class in India

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ISBN 10 :  0415748712 ISBN 13 :  9780415748711
Editeur : Routledge, 2013
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