he Koli community in Mumbai has experienced rapid changes over the last few decades, in the forms of increased mechanization, export of fish to global markets, and the pressure of urbanization on their living and work spaces. Through an examination of the lives and struggles of fishers in one of India's wealthiest cities, this book looks at how contestations around livelihoods map out in the shadow of significant encounters between capitalism and ecology.
he Koli community in Mumbai has experienced rapid changes over the last few decades, in the forms of increased mechanization, export of fish to global markets, and the pressure of urbanization on their living and work spaces. Through an examination of the lives and struggles of fishers in one of India's wealthiest cities, this book looks at how contestations around livelihoods map out in the shadow of significant encounters between capitalism and ecology.
Gayatri Nair is Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, New Delhi, India.
Inhaltsangabe
* Acknowledgements * Introduction * 1. Capital and the City * 2. A History of the Commons: Regimes of Use and State Intervention * 3. The Kolis of Mumbai: Life, Livelihood, and Identity * 4. The Other Half of the 'Pink Revolution': Koli Women's Work and Its Discontents * 5. The Struggle around Identity: Organizations and Politics of the Kolis * 6. Competing Dispossessions: Identity and Class in Fisher Politics * Conclusion * Index * About the Author
* Acknowledgements * Introduction * 1. Capital and the City * 2. A History of the Commons: Regimes of Use and State Intervention * 3. The Kolis of Mumbai: Life, Livelihood, and Identity * 4. The Other Half of the 'Pink Revolution': Koli Women's Work and Its Discontents * 5. The Struggle around Identity: Organizations and Politics of the Kolis * 6. Competing Dispossessions: Identity and Class in Fisher Politics * Conclusion * Index * About the Author
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