Wages of Violence: Naming and Identity in Postcolonial Bombay (Ethnographic Explorations of the Postcolonial State)

by ThomasBlomHansen (Author)

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  Paperback
  2001

  $49.13

  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.