{"product_id":"being-middleclass-in-india-9780415748711","title":"Being Middleclass in India","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed as the beneficiary, driving force and result of globalisation, Indiaâs 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 Delhiâs upmarket colonies and the dilemmas of entrepreneurial families in Tamil Naduâs industrial towns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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 performance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction \u003cem\u003eHenrike Donner \u003c\/em\u003e2. Masculinity, advertising and the reproduction of the middle-class family in Western India, 1918-1940 \u003cem\u003eDouglas E. Haynes \u003c\/em\u003e3. Gendered bodies, domestic work and perfect families: new regimes of gender and food in Bengali middle-class lifestyles \u003cem\u003eHenrike Donner\u003c\/em\u003e 4. ‘Keeping it in the family’: Work, education and gender hierarchies among Tiruppur’s industrial capitalists \u003cem\u003eGeert De Neve \u003c\/em\u003e5. Cultural contractions and intergenerational relations: the construction of selfhood among middle class youth in Baroda \u003cem\u003eMargit van Wessel \u003c\/em\u003e6. Globalisation, neoliberalism, and middle-class cultural politics in Kolkata \u003cem\u003eTimothy J. Scrase and Ruchira Ganguly-Scrase \u003c\/em\u003e7. The social transformation of the medical profession in urban Kerala: doctors, social mobility and the middle classes \u003cem\u003eCaroline Wilson \u003c\/em\u003e8. Kitty-parties and middle-class femininity in New Delhi \u003cem\u003eAnne Waldrop \u003c\/em\u003e9. Zara hatke (‘Somewhat different’): the new middle classes and the changing forms of Hindi cinema \u003cem\u003eRachel Dwyer \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018191831383,"sku":"9780415748711","price":51.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415748711.jpg?v=1750775970","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/being-middleclass-in-india-9780415748711","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}