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Wages of Violence: Naming and Identity in Postcolonial Bombay
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In this article, Deccan Pastoral: The Making of an Ethnohistorical Imagination in Western India 20 and the Politics of Urban Desire 37, and the "Say with Pride That We are Hindus": Shiv Sena and Communal Populism 70, and Thane City: the Making of Politcal Dadaism 101.Abstract:
Acronyms vii Introduction: The Proper Name 1 Chapter 1: Deccan Pastoral: The Making of an Ethnohistorical Imagination in Western India 20 Chapter 2: Bombay and the Politics of Urban Desire 37 Chapter 3: "Say with Pride That We Are Hindus": Shiv Sena and Communal Populism 70 Chapter 4: Thane City: The Making of Politcal Dadaism 101 Chapter 5: Riots, Policing, and Truth Telling in Bombay 121 Chapter 6: In the Muslim Mohalla 160 Chapter 7: Living the Dream: Governance, Graft, and Goons 194 Conclusion: Politics as Permanent performance 227 Notes 235 Glossary 251 Bibliography 255 Index 267read more
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