Middle Class Values In India And Western Europe
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Author |
: Imtiaz Ahmad |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 290 |
Release |
: 2017-08-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781351384261 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1351384260 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Synopsis Middle-Class Values in India and Western Europe by : Imtiaz Ahmad
Middle-class Values in India and Western Europe discusses the distinctive attributes of the middle classes in France, Germany and India. The construction of new norms of respectability is a universal feature of the middles classes, though their rhetoric has varied in different societies. Drawing on historical experiences in both western Europe and colonial India, the contributors to this volume try to understand the common inheritance of these newly emerging middle classes and the social and political impact they have had on their societies of origin. Each study is based on detailed research and combines both theoretical and empirical material. The book is divide into three sections. The first section, ‘The Rise of the Middle Class in India and Western Europe’ has three chapters and they dwell on the middle class and secularization; the middle classes in twentieth-century India; and the values of the middle classes in Germany. The second section, ‘Class Formation in the Twentieth Century’ contains four essays which discuss the character of the Indian middle class; middle-class values and the creation of a civil society; the ‘Grand Ecoles’ in France; and the changing social structure of the German society and the transformation of the German bourgeois culture. The last section, ‘Values and Orientations’ consists of five papers on the Indian middle class and explore the cultural construction of gender in urban India; the Dalit middle class; the political orientation of the middle classes; the politics of the middle classes and their shifting class values.
Author |
: Christophe Jaffrelot |
Publisher |
: SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited |
Total Pages |
: 308 |
Release |
: 2008-03-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015077107897 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Synopsis Patterns of Middle Class Consumption in India and China by : Christophe Jaffrelot
Patterns of Middle Class Consumption in India and China comes as a fresh addition to the growing interest in the long neglected sphere of urban studies. The book provides a mine of information on state and society in the two countries and should be essential reading for all engaged with varied reflections on contemporary urban society.
Author |
: Henrike Donner |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 232 |
Release |
: 2012-06-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781136513398 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1136513396 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Synopsis Being Middle-class in India by : Henrike Donner
Hailed as the beneficiary, driving force and result of globalisation, India’s middle-class is puzzling in its diversity, as a multitude of traditions, social formations and political constellations manifest contribute to this project. This book looks at Indian middle-class lifestyles through a number of case studies, ranging from a historical account detailing the making of a savvy middle-class consumer in the late colonial period, to saving clubs among women in Delhi’s upmarket colonies and the dilemmas of entrepreneurial families in Tamil Nadu’s industrial towns. The book pays tribute to the diversity of regional, caste, rural and urban origins that shape middle- class lifestyles in contemporary India and highlights common themes, such as the quest for upward mobility, common consumption practices, the importance of family values, gender relations and educational trajectories. It unpacks the notion that the Indian middle-class can be understood in terms of public performances, surveys and economic markers, and emphasises how the study of middle-class culture needs to be based on detailed studies, as everyday practices and private lives create the distinctive sub-cultures and cultural politics that characterise the Indian middle class today. With its focus on private domains middleclassness appears as a carefully orchestrated and complex way of life and presents a fascinating way to understand South Asian cultures and communities through the prism of social class.
Author |
: Lancy Lobo |
Publisher |
: Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 370 |
Release |
: 2015-04-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781443876902 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1443876909 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Trajectory of India’s Middle Class by : Lancy Lobo
The Indian middle class has grown rapidly over recent years, and constitutes a significant proportion of the global workforce, as well as a substantial market for consumer goods, given India’s status as one of the most populous countries in the world. However, the growth of India’s middle class is not merely an economic phenomenon. This volume, containing nineteen essays, an editorial introduction, and a foreword by Lord Meghnad Desai, therefore examines the role of the Indian middle class in the country’s economic development, as well as in social, cultural and political change. The Trajectory of India’s Middle Class brings together diverse lines of thought on the relationship of the middle class with society, the economy and the state during the colonial, post-colonial and current eras. It investigates the middle class’ complex role in political democracy and governance by examining how it interacts with the state, influences the market, and dominates political articulations and social relationships. The volume also focuses specifically on the social, political and economic articulation of the middle class with regard to historically marginalized social groups such as the Dalits, the tribal communities, and the religious minorities. This book will be of interest to economists, political scientists, sociologists, social anthropologists and historians, as well as to specialists in current affairs.
Author |
: Christof Dejung |
Publisher |
: Princeton University Press |
Total Pages |
: 396 |
Release |
: 2019-11-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780691177342 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0691177341 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Global Bourgeoisie by : Christof Dejung
This essay collection presents a global history of the middle class and its rise around the world during the age of empire. It compares middle-class formation in various regions, highlighting differences and similarities, and assesses the extent to which bourgeois growth was tied to the increasing exchange of ideas and goods and was a result of international connections and entanglements. Grouped by theme, the book shows how bourgeois values can shape the liberal world order.
Author |
: Christian Suter |
Publisher |
: Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages |
: 401 |
Release |
: 2020-05-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781000076158 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1000076156 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Middle Class in World Society by : Christian Suter
This volume delves into the study of the world’s emerging middle class. With essays on Europe, the United States, Africa, Latin America, and Asia, the book studies recent trends and developments in middle class evolution at the global, regional, national, and local levels. It reconsiders the conceptualization of the middle class, with a focus on the diversity of middle class formation in different regions and zones of world society. It also explores middle class lifestyles and everyday experiences, including experiences of social mobility, feelings of insecurity and anxiety, and even middle class engagement with social activism. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and in-depth interviews, the book provides a sophisticated analysis of this new and rapidly expanding socioeconomic group and puts forth some provocative ideas for intellectual and policy debates. It will be of importance to students and researchers of sociology, economics, development studies, political studies, Latin American studies, and Asian Studies.
Author |
: Christophe Jaffrelot |
Publisher |
: Primus Books |
Total Pages |
: 835 |
Release |
: 2010 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789380607047 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9380607040 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Synopsis Religion, Caste, and Politics in India by : Christophe Jaffrelot
Following independence, the Nehruvian approach to socialism in India rested on three pillars: secularism and democracy in the political domain, state intervention in the economy, and diplomatic non-alignment mitigated by pro-Soviet leanings after the 1960s. These features defined a distinct "Indian model," if not the country's political identity. From this starting point, Christophe Jaffrelot traces the transformation of India throughout the latter half of the twentieth century, particularly the 1980s and 90s. The world's largest democracy has sustained itself by embracing not only the vernacular politicians of linguistic states, but also Dalits and "Other Backward Classes," or OBCs. The simultaneous--and related--rise of Hindu nationalism has put minorities--and secularism--on the defensive. In many ways the rule of law has been placed on trial as well. The liberalization of the economy has resulted in growth, yet not necessarily development, and India has acquired a new global status, becoming an emerging power intent on political and economic partnerships with Asia and the West. The traditional Nehruvian system is giving way to a less cohesive though more active India, a country that has become what it is against all odds. Jaffrelot maps this tumultuous journey, exploring the role of religion, caste, and politics in determining the fabric of a modern democratic state.
Author |
: T. K. Oommen |
Publisher |
: Pearson Education India |
Total Pages |
: 234 |
Release |
: 2010 |
ISBN-10 |
: 8131730816 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9788131730812 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Synopsis Classes, Citizenship and Inequality by : T. K. Oommen
Rejecting the obsolete methodology of comparisons between categories,
Author |
: Rakesh Kochhar |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 63 |
Release |
: 2017 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:986998041 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis Middle Class Fortunes in Western Europe by : Rakesh Kochhar
The fortunes of the middle classes in Western Europe's largest economies are moving in opposite directions. From 1991 to 2010, the shares of adults living in middle-income households increased in France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, but shrank in Germany, Italy and Spain. The divergent trajectories are linked to differences in how the incomes of households overall in these countries have evolved. France, the Netherlands and the UK experienced notable growth in disposable (after-tax) household income from 1991 to 2010. Meanwhile, incomes were either stagnant or falling in Germany, Italy and Spain.
Author |
: Sreejith K. |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 177 |
Release |
: 2021-10-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781000464191 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1000464199 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Middle Class in Colonial Malabar by : Sreejith K.
Members of the middle class in colonial Malabar left behind a copious amount of writings. These are to be found, among other places, in magazines, autobiographies and diaries. This book explores the social history of the middle class in the region during the British period on the basis of these writings in combination with archival sources. It delves into how they conceptualized domesticity, forged new friendships cutting across caste, and sometimes, even racial lines, and the new forms of leisure they envisaged. The author also analyses the dilemmas the group faced as it responded to the changes unleashed by colonial modernity at their work places, in the public sphere, and inside homes, where they desperately clung on to tradition even while accepting much of what the West had to offer. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.