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Global capital and peripheral labour : the history and political economy of plantation workers in India /
Presents a historical account of plantations in India in the context of the modern world economy. This book shows how history can assist in explaining contemporary conditions and trends. It focuses on labour and economic development problems and interprets the dynamics of plantation capitalism.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2010.
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| Colección: | Routledge contemporary South Asia series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Peripheral labour: Theoretical premises; 2 Periphery in the making; 3 Structure, dynamics and the hegemony of European capital; 4 Plantation worker-families: Sources, social origins and gender divisions; 5 Slaves reborn?: The disciplinary-punishment regime; 6 Global accumulation, local immiserisation; 7 Identities, historical consciousness and conflicts; 8 The Post-colonial State: Re-alignment in Power Relations?; 9 Colonial legacy and neo-liberal predicaments: Concluding remarks; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography.