Death of an Industry
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Death of an Industry

The Cultural Politics of Garment Manufacturing during the Maoist Revolution in Nepal

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eBook - PDF

Death of an Industry

The Cultural Politics of Garment Manufacturing during the Maoist Revolution in Nepal

About this book

This book addresses the instabilities that growing industries face in developing countries, especially Nepal. Also, what happens when industries die out? It questions the rickety ride to industrialization and development - if at all it is avoidable? The author delves deep into its impact on human lives - what happens to those hundreds of thousands of people whose livelihoods are dependent on these industries? How do they inculcate new skillsets to suit changing requirements? What future awaits those who leave the country in search of a better tomorrow? The author challenges the existing perspective that the Maoist movement was essentially a rural, guerrilla warfare. She explains how the Maoist-led labour uprising in Nepal following the death of the garment industry was embedded in a broader political upheaval that was essentially urban in nature and was more about national politics than everyday politics in the margins.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Death of an Industry
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Figures and Table
  8. Abbreviations
  9. Key Names
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. 1. Situating the Idea: Industry, Society and Development
  12. 2. Nepal and Garments
  13. 3. A Garment Industry Ecosystem
  14. 4. The Normality of Garment Making
  15. 5. The MFA Expiry: A Garment Tsunami
  16. 6. Workers and Unions: Ethnicity and Class
  17. 7. Reconstituting the Garment Afterlife
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index