{"product_id":"outcaste-bombay-city-making-and-the-politics-of-the-poor-paperback","title":"Outcaste Bombay: City Making and the Politics of the Poor - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJuned Shaikh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePadma Kaimal\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eK. Sivaramakrishnan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the course of the twentieth century, Bombay's population grew twentyfold as the city became increasingly industrialized and cosmopolitan. Yet beneath a veneer of modernity, old prejudices endured, including the treatment of the Dalits. Even as Indians engaged with aspects of modern life, including the Marxist discourse of class, caste distinctions played a pivotal role in determining who was excluded from the city's economic transformations. Labor historian Juned Shaikh documents the symbiosis between industrial capitalism and the caste system, mapping the transformation of the city as urban planners marked Dalit neighborhoods as slums that needed to be demolished in order to build a modern Bombay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from rare sources written by the urban poor and Dalits in the Marathi language--including novels, poems, and manifestos--\u003ci\u003eOutcaste Bombay\u003c\/i\u003e examines how language and literature became a battleground for cultural politics. Through careful scrutiny of one city's complex social fabric, this study illuminates issues that remain vital for labor activists and urban planners around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJuned Shaikh is associate professor of history at the University of California, Santa Cruz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 242\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42101532590215,"sku":"9780295748504","price":56.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2fa8797c2ba3b14d21d9460cbe8cc06d.webp?v=1732395020","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/outcaste-bombay-city-making-and-the-politics-of-the-poor-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}