ISBN:
9780190664787
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (321 pages)
Series Statement:
Global and Comparative Ethnography Ser.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.50954
Keywords:
Social classes-India
;
Social mobility-India
;
Working class-India
;
Caddies-India-Social conditions-Case studies
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
In Narrow Fairways, Patrick Inglis tracks the experiences of poor lower-caste golf caddies at exclusive golf clubs in Bangalore, India's Silicon Valley, as they struggle against caste and class discrimination to lift up themselves and their families.
Abstract:
Cover -- Series -- Narrow Fairways -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Note to Readers -- Dramatis Personae -- Map of City & -- Clubs -- Introduction -- PART I LABOR & -- LAND -- 1. The "Caddie Question" -- 2. Under Construction: The Making of Elite Ideology -- PART II SERVILITY, DEFERENCE & -- PLACE -- 3. The Labor of Aspiration -- 4. The Boys of Banandur -- 5. Caste Illa -- PART III OPPORTUNITY COSTS -- 6. The Burden of Distinction -- 7. "It Will Become": Twists of Fate -- 8. Going Places -- PART IV GETTING BY & -- FALLING BEHIND -- 9. Escape from Challaghatta -- 10. The (Mis)Fortunes of Ordinary Men -- 11. On the Path to Development -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Author Biography -- Index.
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