Chapter 2. Bombay and the Politics of Urban Desire

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acronyms vii
4. Introduction: The Proper Name 1
5. Chapter 1. Deccan Pastoral: The Making of an Ethnohistorical Imagination in Western India 20
6. Chapter 2. Bombay and the Politics of Urban Desire 37
7. Chapter 3. “Say with Pride That We Are Hindus”: Shiv Sena and Communal Populism 70
8. Chapter 4. Thane City: The Making of Political Dadaism 101
9. Chapter 5. Riots, Policing, and Truth Telling in Bombay 121
10. Chapter 6. In the Muslim Mohalla 160
11. Chapter 7. Living the Dream: Governance, Graft, and Goons 194
12. Conclusion. Politics as Permanent Performance 227
13. Notes 235
14. Glossary 251
15. Bibliography 255
16. Index 267