Clothing Gandhi's nation : homespun and modern India / Lisa Trivedi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trivedi, Lisa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Swadeshi movement--History.

Swadeshi movement.

Khadi--Political aspects--History.

Khadi.

Khadi--Economic aspects--History.

Khadi--Social aspects--History.

Nationalism--India--History.

Nationalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Clothing Gandhi's Nation, Lisa Trivedi explores the making of one of modern India's most enduring political symbols, khadi: a homespun, home-woven cloth. The image of Mohandas K. Gandhi clothed simply in a loincloth and plying a spinning wheel is familiar around the world, as is the sight of Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and other political leaders dressed in ""Gandhi caps"" and khadi shirts. Less widely understood is how these images associate the wearers with the swadeshi movement -- which advocated t

Contents:

COVER; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. A POLITICS OF CONSUMPTIONS; 2. TECHNOLOGIES OF NATIONHOOD; 3. THE NATION CLOTHED; 4. RITUALS OF TIME; 5. INHABITING NATIONAL SPACE; CONCLUSION; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-195) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-07827-5

9786612078279

0-253-11678-3

OCLC:

476125052