Globalization in India

Globalization in India

Globalization in India: Contents and Discontents reviews the importance of the term ‘globalization’ through an examination of the social, political, economic and cultural contexts in which globalization exists and influences our everyday lives. With the economics of globalization at the core, the es...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Gupta, Suman, author (author), Basu, Tapan, author, Chattarji, Subarno, author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pearson India 2009.
Edición:1st edition
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628017906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Economic Globalization, Cultural Identity and Social Conflict
  • The World Economy Since the 1990s
  • The Global Media: Concentrating Culture
  • References
  • Chapter 2: The Origins and Impact of Outsourcing: Reconfiguring the Post-Colonial City
  • Introduction
  • The Connotations of 'Outsourcing'
  • Outsourcing to India
  • Outsourcing and the Post-Colonial City
  • One: Interactions in the Post-Colonial City
  • Two: Labour Relations in the Post-Colonial City
  • End Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Lethal Documents: An Anatomy of the Bhopal Crisis
  • End Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Globalizing Hinduism, Hinduizing India: The Paradoxical Purposes of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad
  • The Hindutva 'Heritage'
  • Globalizing Hindutva and Non-Resident Indians
  • End Note
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Revisiting the Migration Debate: Congress, Opposition and Reality
  • Pre-Partition Inflows
  • Population Growth
  • 'Assimilation?'
  • Lack of Opportunities
  • Recommendations
  • Changing Mindsets
  • End Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Globalization and Women's Identities: New Forms of Work, Survival Strategies and Images of Migrant Women1
  • The Making and the Perceptions of the Workplace
  • Social Life and Living Conditions of the Workers
  • Housing Facilities
  • Mess Arrangements for Women Workers in the Processing Units
  • Health and Safety of the Workers
  • End Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 7: 'What the Heart Says': Same-Sex Unions in the Context of Globalized Homophobia and Globalized Gay Rights
  • Globalization and Modern Homophobia
  • Authoritarian Families-Impartially Hostile to Choice
  • Poison and Antidote
  • Homophobia and Globalization: Familial Dimensions
  • Homophobia and Globalization: Public Dimensions
  • Homophobia in Action: Lucknow Arrests versus Operation Majnu.
  • Post-Colonial Homophobia
  • The Gay Movement: Global Homophobia and Global Responses
  • Globalization and Homogeneity?
  • References
  • Chapter 8: The Locals Visit the Global
  • Appendix I
  • References
  • Chapter 9: Culture, Media and Identity Shifts in the Era of Globalization
  • Introduction
  • Theoretical Anchor
  • Globalization as Cultural Imperialism-The Old (Dis)Order?
  • Perception and Taste
  • Southern Decay, Northern Flourish-Dependency Theory
  • Globalization as Appropriation-Creativity of the Dominated
  • Globalization as Network
  • Globalization as a Semiotic Subject
  • Delimiting Cultural Texts
  • The Media as a Site of Culture Negotiation
  • The Nature of 'Shifts'
  • Names and Naming Practices
  • The Language Factor
  • Patois/Patwa
  • Music and Cultural Identity
  • A Southern Appropriation?
  • Conclusion
  • End Notes
  • References
  • Transcript A: Transcript for Snoop Doggy Dog
  • Transcript B: Groovoidz News Segment Anchored by Blue and I-V-O-R-Y, 15 December 2000
  • Chapter 10: Desire in the Diaspora: Gender, Memory and Nostalgia in British South Asian Cinema
  • References
  • Chapter 11: In Print, On the Net: Tamil Literary Canon in the Colonial and Post-Colonial Worlds
  • Canon(s): Pre-Colonial and Colonial
  • Canons in Tamil Nadu and Eelam: The Chasm
  • Conclusion
  • End Note
  • References
  • Chapter 12: Pennuezhuthu: 'Women's Writing' and the Politics of Gender in Contemporary Kerala
  • Pennuezhuthu: A Local Debate
  • Women's Writing and the Women's Movement: Some Questions
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 13: 'Swords into Shovels': Some North American and Indian Media Responses to the South Asian Earthquake
  • Indo-Pak Peace
  • Building Safety Standards for the Future
  • Role of the US in Disasters
  • Media Coverage of Disasters
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • About the Editors and the Contributors
  • Index.

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