Does Class Matter?: Colonial Capital and Workers' Resistance in Bengal, 1890 - 1937 (Soas Studies on South Asia (Hardcover))

Focusing primarily on the politics of jute workers in Bengal, this study explores the interaction between workers' politics, nationalist movements, and the colonial state at various levels in the period between 1890 and 1937. With Reference To Bengal, India. 1. Introduction -- 2. Rural-urban Migration, Caste, Religion, And Class: Situating Workers' Politics In The Bengal Jute Industry 1890-1937 -- 3. The Manager Raj And Local Elites: Collaboration And Confrontation In The Administration Of Mill Towns, 1880-1930 -- 4. Strikes, Riots, And Swadeshi Unions, 1890-1908 -- 5. Price Rises, Protest, And Nationalist Mobilization: The Khilafat And Non-cooperation Movements, 1918-1922 -- 6. Labour Politics And The Rise Of The Socialist Movement In Bengal, 1923-29 -- 7. The Coming Of Provincial Autonomy: Labour Militancy And Changes In Bengal Politics. Subho Basu. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [285]-300) And Index.