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_aRay, Raka _984576 |
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_aCultures of servitude _bmodernity, domesticity and class in India |
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_c2009 _bStanford University Press _aCalifornia |
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| 505 | _aCONTENTS List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi 1 Approaching Servitude in Kolkata i 2 Colonial Legacies and Spatial Transformations 32 3 Between Family Retainer and Freelancer 65 4 Disquieting Transitions 92 5 The Failure of Patriarchy 119 6 The Cultivation and Cleavage of Distinction 145 7 Traveling Cultures of Servitude 167 8 Conclusion 188 Notes 201 Glossary 229 Bibliography 233 Index 249 | ||
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