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Mafia Raj

- The Rule of Bosses in South Asia

Mafia Raj

- The Rule of Bosses in South Asia
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"Mafia" has become an indigenous South Asian term. Like Italian mobsters, the South Asian "gangster politicians" are known for inflicting brutal violence while simultaneously upholding vigilante justice—inspiring fear and fantasy. But the term also refers to the diffuse spheres of crime, business, and politics operating within a shadow world that is popularly referred to as the rule of the mafia, or "Mafia Raj."

Through intimate stories of the lives of powerful and aspiring bosses in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, this book illustrates their personal struggles for sovereignty as they climb the ladder of success. Ethnographically tracing the particularities of the South Asian case, the authors theorize what they call "the art of bossing," providing nuanced ideas about crime, corruption, and the lure of the strongman across the world.

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"Mafia" has become an indigenous South Asian term. Like Italian mobsters, the South Asian "gangster politicians" are known for inflicting brutal violence while simultaneously upholding vigilante justice—inspiring fear and fantasy. But the term also refers to the diffuse spheres of crime, business, and politics operating within a shadow world that is popularly referred to as the rule of the mafia, or "Mafia Raj."

Through intimate stories of the lives of powerful and aspiring bosses in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, this book illustrates their personal struggles for sovereignty as they climb the ladder of success. Ethnographically tracing the particularities of the South Asian case, the authors theorize what they call "the art of bossing," providing nuanced ideas about crime, corruption, and the lure of the strongman across the world.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 352
ISBN-13: 9781503607316
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1503607313
Udg. Dato: 25 dec 2018
Længde: 21mm
Bredde: 157mm
Højde: 225mm
Forlag: Stanford University Press
Oplagsdato: 25 dec 2018
Forfatter(e) David Picherit, Paul Rollier, Nicolas Martin, Clarinda Still, Arild E. Ruud, Ashraf Hoque, Lucia Michelutti


Kategori Social- & Kulturantropologi


ISBN-13 9781503607316


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 352


Udgave


Længde 21mm


Bredde 157mm


Højde 225mm


Udg. Dato 25 dec 2018


Oplagsdato 25 dec 2018


Forlag Stanford University Press