Social classes

Caste, class, and development converge in a booming metropolis

Over the course of the twentieth century, Bombay’s population grew twentyfold as the city became increasingly industrialized and cosmopolitan. Yet beneath a veneer of modernity, old prejudices endured, including the treatment of the Dalits. Even as Indians engaged with aspects of modern life, including the Marxist discourse of class, caste distinctions played a pivotal role in determining who was excluded from the ci

Acknowledgements

Note on Transliteration and Translation

Introduction

1. Mente: Consumer Grievances

2. "Needs," Rights, and Protection

3. Consumer Activism?

4. Consumption as Civic Engagement

5. Consumer Politics after State Socialism

Epilogue: "Enough is Enough."—The Moral Commitment of the State

Gernot Böhme, geboren 1937, war Professor em. für Philosophie an der Technischen Universität Darmstadt, Direktor des Instituts für Praxis der Philosophie e. V. und Vorsitzender der Darmstädter Goethe-Gesellschaft. Im Suhrkamp Verlag sind erschienen: Ethik leiblicher Existenz (stw 1880) und Ästhetischer Kapitalismus (es 2705), sowei eine erweiterte Auflage seines Klassikers Atmosph&a