"In this book, Das presents a class-based perspective on the economic and political situation in contemporary India in … a globalizing world. It deals with the specificities of India's capitalism and neoliberalism, as well as poverty … is to be done. The book applies abstract theoretical ideas to the concrete situation in India, which, in turn, inspires …

All societies must deal with the possibility of violence, and they do so in different ways. This study integrates the … problem of violence into a larger social science and historical framework, showing how economic and political behavior are …