Being middle-class in India [electronic resource] : a way of life / edited by Henrike Donner.
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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon :
Routledge,
2011.
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| Series: | Routledge contemporary South Asia series ;
53. |
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| Summary: | 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.The book pays tribu. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0415671671 9780415671675 9780203148532 0203148533 9781136513398 1136513396 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |