Hansen, Thomas Blom
Wages of violence : naming and identity in postcolonial Bombay - Princeton, New Jersey Princeton university press c2001 - 269p. Map ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-265) and index
When Bombay changed its name to Mumbai in 1995, it was the culmination of a long process that transformed India's primary symbol of modernity and cultural diversity into a site of ethnic conflict and violent nationalism. This is an account of how the city's atmosphere, dominant public languages, and power structures have changed since 1960s
9780691088396
Mumbai (India) - social conditions - 20th century.
306.0954 / HAS
Wages of violence : naming and identity in postcolonial Bombay - Princeton, New Jersey Princeton university press c2001 - 269p. Map ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-265) and index
When Bombay changed its name to Mumbai in 1995, it was the culmination of a long process that transformed India's primary symbol of modernity and cultural diversity into a site of ethnic conflict and violent nationalism. This is an account of how the city's atmosphere, dominant public languages, and power structures have changed since 1960s
9780691088396
Mumbai (India) - social conditions - 20th century.
306.0954 / HAS