Colonialism, Class, and a History of the Calcutta Jute Millhands, 1880-1930The Central Thesis Of This Book, On The History Of The Calcutta Jute Millhands Is That The Evolution Of The Industrial Labour Force In India Exhibited Features Which Require An Atypical Theoretical Framework. The Author Refuses To Privilege One Identity (That Of Class) Over The Other (That Of Community) And Argues That The Coexistence Of These Identities Within The Working Class In India Did Not Imply Any Weakening Of The Oppositional Sentiment Towards The Colonial State. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Living Heritage | 23 |
Inside the Factory | 88 |
Copyright | |
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