Wages of Violence: Naming and Identity in Postcolonial BombayWhen Bombay changed its name to Mumbai in 1995, it was the culmination of a long process that transformed India's primary symbol of modernity and cultural diversity into a site of intense ethnic conflict and violent nationalism. Wages of Violence is a startling account of how the city's atmosphere, dominant public languages, and power structures have changed since the 1960s. |
Contents
The Proper Name | 1 |
Deccan Pastoral The Making of an Ethnohistorical Imagination in Western India | 20 |
Bombay and the Politics of Urban Desire | 37 |
Say with Pride That We Are Hindus Shiv Sena and Communal Populism | 70 |
Thane City The Making of Political Dadaism | 101 |
Riots Policing and Truth Telling in Bombay | 121 |
In the Muslim Mohalla | 160 |
Other editions - View all
Wages of Violence: Naming and Identity in Postcolonial Bombay Thomas Blom Hansen Limited preview - 2018 |
Wages of Violence: Naming and Identity in Postcolonial Bombay Thomas Blom Hansen Limited preview - 2001 |
Wages of Violence: Naming and Identity in Postcolonial Bombay Thomas Blom Hansen No preview available - 2001 |