Download or read book Colonialism, Class, and a History of the Calcutta Jute Millhands, 1880-1930 written by Parimal Ghosh and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Central Thesis Of This Book, On The History Of The Calcutta Jute Millhands Is That The Evolution Of The Industrial Labour Force In India Exhibited Features Which Require An Atypical Theoretical Framework. The Author Refuses To Privilege One Identity (That Of Class) Over The Other (That Of Community) And Argues That The Coexistence Of These Identities Within The Working Class In India Did Not Imply Any Weakening Of The Oppositional Sentiment Towards The Colonial State.