Cultures of servitude modernity, domesticity, and class in India /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Principal: Ray, Raka
Autor Corporativo: ProQuest (Firm)
Outros autores: Qayum, Seemin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:English
Publicado: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2009.
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Acceso en liña:Full text available on ProQuest
Table of 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.