{"product_id":"outcaste-bombay-juned-shaikh-9780295748498","title":"Outcaste Bombay: City Making and the Politics of the Poor","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eCaste, class, and development converge in a booming metropolis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Juned Shaikh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0295748494\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780295748498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2022","brand":"Juned Shaikh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48440929681663,"sku":"9780295748498","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f14d600e-3686-4903-8778-8e3f426ab313.jpg?v=1777187608","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/outcaste-bombay-juned-shaikh-9780295748498","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}