{"product_id":"liberalised-india-politicised-middle-class-and-software-professionals-9781032054896","title":"Liberalised India Politicised Middle Class and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume explores the emergence, evolution and definition of the middle class in India. As a class created as the interpreters between the colonial rulers and the millions whom they governed in the pre-Independence era, the Indian middle class has existed in congruence with the state, occupying vital positions in state administration. Since Independence, this middle class underwent major sociological change as they live independent of the state, which affected their social, economic and political position, reaping benefits of liberalisation and globalisation through education and employment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn otherwise internally differentiated and heterogeneous group, the new Indian middle class often unifies itself to shape socio-political discourse that affects politics and policymaking, from domestic to international affairs. This volume analyses this class phenomenon through a close study of a new metropolitan middle class in India  the software professionals, emblematic of the \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003cb\u003e1.\u003c\/b\u003e The Class ‘in-between’ \u003cb\u003e2.\u003c\/b\u003e Economic Reforms and the New Middle Class \u003cb\u003e3.\u003c\/b\u003e Profiling ‘Software Professionals’ \u003cb\u003e4.\u003c\/b\u003e Reading the Class Politically \u003cb\u003e5.\u003c\/b\u003e New Middle Class Activism. Conclusion: The Making of Consumer Citizen. \u003ci\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018814685527,"sku":"9781032054896","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032054896.jpg?v=1750778251","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/liberalised-india-politicised-middle-class-and-software-professionals-9781032054896","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}