Affective communities : anticolonial thought, Fin-De-Siecle radicalism, and the politics of friendship / Leela Gandhi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gandhi, Leela, 1966-

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection.

Politics, history, and culture.

Politics, history, and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radicalism--England--History--19th century.

Radicalism.

Radicalism--England--History--20th century.

Anti-imperialist movements--England--History--19th century.

Anti-imperialist movements.

Anti-imperialist movements--England--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Investigates friendships between anti-colonial Indians and anti-imperial 'westerners' in late-19th and early 20th centuries, claiming that such inter-cultural collaborations need to be added to annals of non-violent historiography.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Affective Communities

2 Manifesto: Anticolonial Thought and the Politics of Friendship

3 Sex: The Story of Homosexual Exceptionalism

4 Meat: A Short History of Animal Welfare at the Fin de Siecle

5 God: Mysticism and Radicalism at the End of the Nineteenth Century

6 Art: Aestheticism and the Politics of Postcolonial Difference

7 Conclusion: An Immature Politics.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-236) and index.

ISBN:

9786613022233

9781283022231

1283022230

9780822387657

0822387654

OCLC:

654764719