A Moral Technology : Electrification as Political Ritual in New Delhi /

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"This book is about the cultural politics of electrification in India's capital city, and the role of technological infrastructures in shaping contemporary political imaginations in India--imaginations of the state, and also at a local level, of urban interdependence and solidarity. Drawin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Coleman, Leo (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2017.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Technology > Anthropological aspects.
Technology and state.
Political science > Anthropological aspects.
Electric utilities > Political aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Politique scientifique et technique > Inde > New Delhi.
Services publics d'electricite > Aspect politique > Inde > New Delhi.
Électrification > Aspect politique > Inde > New Delhi.
Political science > Anthropological aspects > India > New Delhi.
Technology > Anthropological aspects > India > New Delhi.
Technology and state > India > New Delhi.
Electric utilities > Political aspects > India > New Delhi.
Electrification > Political aspects > India > New Delhi.
India > New Delhi.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the Electricity Acts
  • The machinery of government
  • Ritual center and divided city
  • The lifeblood of the nation
  • Broadcast mantras
  • The life of property
  • A model colony
  • Conclusion : the art of a free society.

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