
Death of an Industry
The Cultural Politics of Garment Manufacturing during the Maoist Revolution in Nepal
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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
- Cover
- Death of an Industry
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Table
- Abbreviations
- Key Names
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Situating the Idea: Industry, Society and Development
- 2. Nepal and Garments
- 3. A Garment Industry Ecosystem
- 4. The Normality of Garment Making
- 5. The MFA Expiry: A Garment Tsunami
- 6. Workers and Unions: Ethnicity and Class
- 7. Reconstituting the Garment Afterlife
- Bibliography
- Index