Heterotopias: nationalism and the possibility of history in south Asia
Bhagavan, Manu
This volume investigates diverse discourses of identity politics that relate the nationalist movement to current issues like regionalism, communalism, secessionism, and plurality of literary consciousness. INDICE: Acknowledgements; Introduction by Manu Bhagavan;; Part I:; 1.: Local Nationalism or Secessionism? History, Politics, and Identity Struggle ofTai-Ahom in Assam by Yasmin Saikia;; 2.: Kashmir and Kashmiriyat: The Politics of Diversity in South Asia by Chitralekha Zutshi;; Part II:; 3.: Against theCurrent: Sita and her Foils in Modern Tamil and Telugu Short Stories by PaulaRichman;; 4.: Ghalib and his Interlocutors by Syed Akbar Hyder;; Part III:; 5.: Muhammad Iqbal and the Crisis of Representation in British India by Faisal Devji;; 6.: The Strange Violence of Satyagraha: Gandhi, Itihaas, and History by Ajay Skaria;; Conclusion. The Post-history of Communalism by Gyanendra Pandey; Contributors Note.
- ISBN: 978-0-19-806692-7
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 232
- Fecha Publicación: 22/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés