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Culture and the making of identity in contemporary India [electronic resource] / edited by Kamala Ganesh, Usha Thakkar.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Feminism--India.
- Feminism.
- Science--Study and teaching--India.
- Science.
- India--Civilization--1947-.
- India.
- India--Historiography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (275 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This collection of 17 original essays provides insights into the various ways in which the interrelated issues of culture, identity and Indianness are expressed in contemporary times. The contributions range from detailed and scholarly essays to critical reviews of literature and reflections on experience. The contributors, distinguished specialists writing for a general readership, outline and evaluate significant developments since Independence in their respective fields.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1; 1 - From Interior Landscapes into Cyberspace: Fluidity and Dynamics of Tradition; 2 - From Sankara to Fusion: An Indian Musical Spectrum; 3 - Lineages of the Modern in Indian Art: The Making of a National History; 4 - Divided by a Common Language: The Novel in India, in English and in English Translation; Part 2; 5 - Translating Sensibility; 6 - What Does Translation Mean in India?; 7 - Inter-culturalism and the Question of Body; 8 - Inter-culturalism and Intra-culturalism in Theatre: A Personal Response
- Part 39 - Stri Shakti: Dimensions of Woman Power in India; 10 - Vimla Bahuguna and the Legacy of Gandhian Politics; 11 - Heritage of Bhakti: Sant Women's Writings in Marathi; 12 - Feminism and Feminist Expression: A Dialogue; 13 - 'Re'inscribing the Past: Inserting Women into Indian History; 14 - The Humanist Perspective and the Civilising Role of History; Part 4; 15 - Indigenous Knowledges and the Hegemony of Science; 16 - Towards an Informed Science Criticism: The Debate on Science in Post Independence India; About the Editors and Contributors; Index
- Notes:
- "The Asiatic Society of Mumbai, Bicentenary volume."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 93-5280-304-3
- 1-282-42494-7
- 9786612424946
- 81-321-0354-8
- OCLC:
- 551204458
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