{"product_id":"wages-of-violence-thomas-blom-hansen-9780691088402","title":"Wages of Violence: Naming and Identity in Postcolonial Bombay","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen 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. \u003ci\u003eWages of Violence\u003c\/i\u003e is a startling account of how the city's atmosphere, dominant public languages, and power structures have changed since the 1960s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book centers on how Shiv Sena, a militant Hindu movement, has advanced a new, ''plebeian'' political culture and has undermined democratic rule in India's premier city. Drawing on a large body of archival material and conversations with people from all walks of life, Thomas Blom Hansen paints a vivid picture of this dynamic and violent movement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Challenging conventional views of recent trends in Indian politics, Hansen shows that the xenophobic public culture of today's Mumbai has deep roots in the region's history and its contested identities. We are also given revealing insights into the city's Muslim communities and the authorities' understanding and control of the ethno-religious subcultures in the city. Hansen argues cogently that Shiv Sena's success represents the violent possibilities of the ''vernacularization'' of democracy in India. Unfolding at a juncture where the globalization of India's economy is having a deepening impact on the lives of ordinary people, this is a story that resonates with the directions urban growth is taking both elsewhere in India and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Blom Hansen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691088403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691088402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.16w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2002 pg. 162","brand":"Thomas Blom Hansen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44449929986303,"sku":"9780691088402","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0ff39dd4-3e2b-4b0b-876e-ee871f28f8c7.jpg?v=1698501807","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wages-of-violence-thomas-blom-hansen-9780691088402","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}