Bibliograph

A moral technology, electrification as political ritual in New Delhi, Leo Coleman

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A moral technology, electrification as political ritual in New Delhi, Leo Coleman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-222) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A moral technology

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

960166700

Responsibility statement

Leo Coleman

Sub title

electrification as political ritual in New Delhi

Summary

"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. Drawing on both historical and ethnographic case-studies, this book examines colonial electrical installations in Delhi, nationalist legislation for nationwide electrification, and electricity privatization and neighborhood political organization in the early 2000s"--, Author's Web site

Table Of Contents

Introduction : the Electricity Acts -- The machinery of government -- Ritual center and divided city -- The life blood of the nation -- Broadcast mantras -- The life of property -- A model colony -- Conclusion : the art of a free society

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