Cultures of servitude : modernity, domesticity, and class in India / Raka Ray and Seemin Qayum.
By: Ray, Raka.
Contributor(s): Qayum, Seemin.
Material type:
BookPublisher: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2009Description: xiv, 255 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780804760720 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780804760713 (cloth : alk. paper).Subject(s): Household employees -- India -- History | Master and servant -- India -- History | Social classes -- India -- History | India -- Social conditionsDDC classification: 640.460954
Contents:
Approaching servitude in Kolkata -- Colonial legacies and spatial transformations : from the big house to the flat -- Between family retainer and freelancer -- Disquieting transitions : from 'part of the family' to the wage contract -- The failure of patriarchy -- The cultivation and cleavage of distinction -- Traveling cultures of servitude : loyalty and betrayal in New York and Kolkata.
| Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Monograph
|
Indian Institute of Management Udaipur B3/1 | 640.460954 (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available |
Browsing Indian Institute of Management Udaipur Shelves , Shelving location: B3/1 Close shelf browser
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
| 621.39092 Steve Jobs | 623.4 The Making of the Atomic Bomb | 629.2068 Product Development Performance | 640.460954 Cultures of servitude : | 646.76 How Instantly Connect with Anyone | 647.950688 Franchise Organizations | 649.1 Child Growth and Development |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-248) and index.
Approaching servitude in Kolkata -- Colonial legacies and spatial transformations : from the big house to the flat -- Between family retainer and freelancer -- Disquieting transitions : from 'part of the family' to the wage contract -- The failure of patriarchy -- The cultivation and cleavage of distinction -- Traveling cultures of servitude : loyalty and betrayal in New York and Kolkata.
There are no comments for this item.