Description |
1 online resource (349 pages) |
Series |
South Asia in Motion Ser |
|
South Asia in Motion Ser
|
Contents |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Understanding the Rule of Bosses in South Asia; 1. Backdrops; 2. The Rookie; 3. The Bluffer; 4. The Henchman; 5. The Adjudicators; 6. Lady Dabang; 7. The Godfather; 8. The Legend; Conclusion: The Art of Bossing; Glossary; A; B; C; D; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; V; Y; Z; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
Summary |
Offering ethnographic depth that will be invaluable to students and scholars of politics and anthropology in South Asia, Mafia Raj examines the everyday workings of bosses across seven towns in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The authors craft a cogent, but uniquely multifaceted, view of the personal struggles for sovereignty of seven distinct types of strongmen as they ascend the ladder of power |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Organized crime-Political aspects-South Asia
|
|
Criminals-South Asia-Biography
|
|
Politicians-South Asia-Biography
|
Form |
Electronic book
|
Author |
Hoque, Ashraf
|
|
Martin, Nicolas
|
|
Picherit, David
|
|
Rollier, Paul
|
|
Ruud, Arild E
|
|
Still, Clarinda
|
ISBN |
9781503607323 |
|
1503607321 |
|