DEATH OF INDUSTRY : the cultural politics of garment manufacturing during the Maoist revolution in Nepal / Mallika Shakya.
Language: English Publication details: New York Cambridge University Press 2018/01/01Edition: 1Description: 162ISBN:- 9781107191266
- 1107191262
- 338.4095496 MAL/DE
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Lending | Ernakulam Public Library General Stacks | Non-fiction | 338.4095496 MAL/DE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | E192067 |
This book addresses the instabilities that growing industries face in developing countries, especially Nepal. Also, what happens when industries die out? It questions the rickety ride to industrialization and development - if at all it is avoidable? The author delves deep into its impact on human lives - what happens to those hundreds of thousands of people whose livelihoods are dependent on these industries? How do they inculcate new skillsets to suit changing requirements? What future awaits those who leave the country in search of a better tomorrow? The author challenges the existing perspective that the Maoist movement was essentially a rural, guerrilla warfare. She explains how the Maoist-led labour uprising in Nepal following the death of the garment industry was embedded in a broader political upheaval that was essentially urban in nature and was more about national politics than everyday politics in the margins.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-156) and index.
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