1st Edition
Liberalised India, Politicised Middle Class and Software Professionals
By Anshu Srivastava
Copyright 2022
164 Pages
41 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
164 Pages
41 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
164 Pages
41 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
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This 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... Read more
Introduction 1. The Class ‘in-between’ 2. Economic Reforms and the New Middle Class 3. Profiling ‘Software Professionals’ 4. Reading the Class Politically 5. New Middle Class Activism. Conclusion: The Making of Consumer Citizen. Bibliography.
Biography
Anshu Srivastava is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi, India. Within the broad area of interest in politics of development and labour in India, she has several national and international publications. In past few years, her research engagement has been with the politics of the ‘new middle class’ in contemporary India focusing on software professionals.
