Globalisation and the middle classes in India : the social and cultural impact of neoliberal reforms / Ruchira Ganguly-Scrase and Timothy J. Scrase.

Author
Ganguly-Scrase, Ruchira [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.
Description
xii, 194 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-190) and index.
Contents
  • Globalisation, structural adjustment and the middle classes in India
  • Victims of consumerism : consumption and household survival
  • Gender, empowerment and liberalisation
  • Discourses of global efficiency and the dynamics of new workplace culture
  • Culture of power : the hegemony of English in a globalising India
  • Globalised media : television and its impact on middle-class morals, culture and identity
  • Conclusion : Indian middle-class lives in the era of neoliberal globalisation.
Other title(s)
Globalization and the middle classes in India
ISBN
  • 9780415441162 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 0415441161 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 9780203884393 (ebook)
  • 0203884396 (ebook)
LCCN
2008030179
OCLC
235945730
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