{"product_id":"bombay-and-mumbai","title":"Bombay and Mumbai","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Sujata Patel\u003cbr\u003eSeveral Contributors\/\u003cbr\u003eTranslator(s)\/ Edito: Sujata Patel\/Jim Masselos\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2010\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 347\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0195677110\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume, third in the series on Bombay, is about contemporary Mumbai or, as it was known for most of its existence, Bombay. The change in the nomenclature of the city, which is an off-spring of a political decision taken by the Shiv Sena - BJP coalition government of Maharashtra in 1995 and reflected usage in the city's two major languages Marathi and Gujarati. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDoes this change coincide with the transition of Bombay to a great mega city, which has qualitative differences from the former and smaller city? Has Bombay become a post-modern global city? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the underlying thread of enquiry, which links the papers in the volume and their author's concerns in treating a great variety of subjects and issues. Collectively the papers present a distinctive view of Mumbai. They are interpretations of scholars, commentators, and activists of what Bombay has become. In the first part, Changing City Faces, the two editors provide their own perspectives on how the city can b e viewed. In the second section, Surviving and Living, the focus is on whether the city has improved living standards and quality of life. The third section, Contention and Conflict, looks at the consequences of social fragmentation. And the final section, Imaging the Real, explores the close links of the city with Bollywood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReviews:\u003cbr\u003e‘Here comes a book which mirrors the face of the city.’\u003cbr\u003e - Indian Express\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The Book is commendable for the information and provocation analysis it offers. There’s a mine of information here for anyone willing to delve deep.’\u003cbr\u003e    - Sunday Mid-Day\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The Book is rich and rewarding, a splendid accomplishment.’\u003cbr\u003e- Nigel Harris, Economic and Poetical Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART I: \u003cbr\u003eCHANGING CITY FACES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBombay and Mumbai: Identities, Politics, and Populism\u003cbr\u003eSUJATA PATEL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDefining Moments\/Defining events: Commonalities\u003cbr\u003eOf Urban Life\u003cbr\u003eJIM MASSELOS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART II:\u003cbr\u003eSURVIVING AND LIVING\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWork, Wages, and Well-being: 1950s and 1990s\u003cbr\u003eSUDHA DESHPANDE \/ LALIT DESHPANDE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAspects of Poverty and Living standards\u003cbr\u003eMADHURA SWAMINATHAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHospitals and city health\u003cbr\u003eNEHA MADHIWALLA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART III:\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTIONS AND CONFLICTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmancipation and Dalit Politics\u003cbr\u003eEDWARD RODRIGUES \/ MAHESH GAVASKAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolitics of Locality, Community, and Marginalization\u003cbr\u003eRAJENDRA VORA \/ SUHAS PALASHIKAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Search of Shelter: The Politics of the Implementation of \u003cbr\u003eThe Urban land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act of 1976 in\u003cbr\u003eGreater Mumbai \u003cbr\u003eHARINI NARAYANAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSlums. The continuing Struggle for Housing\u003cbr\u003eP. K. DAS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘My Area, your Area’: How riots Changed the City \u003cbr\u003eJYOTI PUNWANI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART IV: \u003cbr\u003eIMAGING THE REAL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTinseltown: From Studios to Industry\u003cbr\u003eAMRITY GANGAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSatya’s Mumbai; Mumbai’s Satya\u003cbr\u003eSANDEEP PENDSE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Sujata Patel \/ Oxford University Press \/ Paperback","offer_id":68153786073456,"sku":"23555","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/23555.jpg?v=1793914177","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/bombay-and-mumbai","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}