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Caste, Entrepreneurship and the Illusions of Tradition Branding the Potters of Kolkata

Heierstad Geir
Innbundet / 2017 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9781783085163
Publisert
2017-01-02
Utgiver
Vendor
Anthem Press
Vekt
454 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
153 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
236

Forfatter
Heierstad Geir

Biographical note

Geir Heierstad is research director of international studies at the Norwegian Institute of Urban and Regional Research, and former associate professor in South Asia studies at the Department of Cultural Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo, Norway. Heierstad is co-author of Indiske utfordringer (Indian Challenges, 2014), and coeditor of The Politics of Caste in West Bengal (2016), India’s Democracies: Diversity, Co-optation, Resistance (2016) and Demokrati på indisk (Democracy Indian Style, 2010).

Caste, Entrepreneurship and the Illusions of Tradition Branding the Potters of Kolkata

Heierstad Geir
Innbundet / 2017 / Engelsk
Heierstad Geir
Innbundet / 2017 / Engelsk
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Caste, Entrepreneurship and the Illusions of Tradition is an ethnographic study of the potters of Kolkata’s Kumartuli, an analysis of their lives and the related commodification and instrumentalization of caste. This group of artisans turned artists do not display passive responses to colonial and capitalist encounters but engage actively with the modern and economic developments of society at large, redefining the concept of caste identity in the process. Caste, Entrepreneurship and the Illusions of Tradition suggests a new academic direction for the study of modern India, and of caste in particular, through an empirically grounded portrayal of the synthesis of traditional categories and contemporary realities.
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This ethnographic study is an empirical exploration of caste through the story of Indian potters who have transformed caste into a marketable brand in the business of selling sculptures. To these contemporary potters, caste is in their blood, caste is about being a creative and independent artist, and caste is about business, as they engage in a competitive market to sell their artworks.
Les mer
List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Transliteration and Terminology; Prologue: The Durga Puja Business; 1. On Kumars, Modernity, Caste and Commodification; 2. The Civilized Potters and Their Neighbourhood; 3. Birth of Tradition, Coming of Modernity; 4. Ancestral Homes – East versus West; 5. Turmoil and Economics; 6. Accumulated Value: Education and Caste as Assets; 7. Commodification of Caste; References; Index.
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This book is an important addition to the ever-expanding literature on the modern avatars of caste. Based on a theoretically grounded analysis and rich collection of interviews, it provides valuable insights about the evolving relationship between tradition and modernity. The author’s awareness about the subtle nuances of Bengali language and culture is truly impressive. —Ayan Guha (2020) Caste, entrepreneurship and the illusions of tradition: branding the potters of Kolkata, Contemporary South Asia, DOI: 10.1080/09584935.2020.1843796
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‘Through a meticulous ethnographic study, this book offers an interesting account of how caste identity and the potters' craft of the Kumars of Kumartuli have survived in a competitive modern world of global capital. As there are not many serious academic studies on artisanal castes of Bengal, this book will be welcomed by scholars.’ –Sekhar Bandyopadhyay, Head, School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations, and Director, New Zealand India Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Les mer
A striking ethnography of traditional potters combining caste with a modern business sensibility to respond to the rapid economic developments in urban India

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Caste, Entrepreneurship and the Illusions of Tradition is an ethnographic study of the potters of Kolkata’s Kumartuli, an analysis of their lives and the related commodification and instrumentalization of caste. This group of artisans turned artists do not display passive responses to colonial and capitalist encounters but engage actively with the modern and economic developments of society at large, redefining the concept of caste identity in the process. Caste, Entrepreneurship and the Illusions of Tradition suggests a new academic direction for the study of modern India, and of caste in particular, through an empirically grounded portrayal of the synthesis of traditional categories and contemporary realities.
Les mer
This ethnographic study is an empirical exploration of caste through the story of Indian potters who have transformed caste into a marketable brand in the business of selling sculptures. To these contemporary potters, caste is in their blood, caste is about being a creative and independent artist, and caste is about business, as they engage in a competitive market to sell their artworks.
Les mer
List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Transliteration and Terminology; Prologue: The Durga Puja Business; 1. On Kumars, Modernity, Caste and Commodification; 2. The Civilized Potters and Their Neighbourhood; 3. Birth of Tradition, Coming of Modernity; 4. Ancestral Homes – East versus West; 5. Turmoil and Economics; 6. Accumulated Value: Education and Caste as Assets; 7. Commodification of Caste; References; Index.
Les mer
This book is an important addition to the ever-expanding literature on the modern avatars of caste. Based on a theoretically grounded analysis and rich collection of interviews, it provides valuable insights about the evolving relationship between tradition and modernity. The author’s awareness about the subtle nuances of Bengali language and culture is truly impressive. —Ayan Guha (2020) Caste, entrepreneurship and the illusions of tradition: branding the potters of Kolkata, Contemporary South Asia, DOI: 10.1080/09584935.2020.1843796
Les mer
‘Through a meticulous ethnographic study, this book offers an interesting account of how caste identity and the potters' craft of the Kumars of Kumartuli have survived in a competitive modern world of global capital. As there are not many serious academic studies on artisanal castes of Bengal, this book will be welcomed by scholars.’ –Sekhar Bandyopadhyay, Head, School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations, and Director, New Zealand India Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Les mer
A striking ethnography of traditional potters combining caste with a modern business sensibility to respond to the rapid economic developments in urban India

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781783085163
Publisert
2017-01-02
Utgiver
Vendor
Anthem Press
Vekt
454 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
153 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
236

Forfatter
Heierstad Geir

Biographical note

Geir Heierstad is research director of international studies at the Norwegian Institute of Urban and Regional Research, and former associate professor in South Asia studies at the Department of Cultural Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo, Norway. Heierstad is co-author of Indiske utfordringer (Indian Challenges, 2014), and coeditor of The Politics of Caste in West Bengal (2016), India’s Democracies: Diversity, Co-optation, Resistance (2016) and Demokrati på indisk (Democracy Indian Style, 2010).

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