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New Cultural Histories of India
Chatterjee, Partha, Guha-Thakurta, Tapati, Kar, Bodhisattva
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Hardcover. Most of the papers presented at the conference on 'New Cultural Histories of India', organized by Centre for Studies in Social Sciences during 5-7 January 2010. Editor(s): Chatterjee, Partha; Guha-Thakurta, Tapati; Kar, Bodhisattva. Num Pages: 480 pages, 93 (B&W). BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBL; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 252 x 40. Weight in Grams: 846.
This book examines the new orientations in the writing of cultural histories of India from the pre-colonial and early modern period into the postcolonial and contemporary era. It analyses the 'materialist' turn through wide-ranging textual, visual, aural, ritual, and spatial resources like eighteenth-century scribal literature in western India, art deco architecture in twentieth century Calcutta, contemporary urban spaces, early illustrated Bengali almanacs, circulating heads in Naga hills, football in Calcutta's politics, performance and film-making studies in south India, and Mayawati's monuments in Lucknow. The essays examine how recent interdisciplinary studies have enriched our understanding of cultural pasts and presents. Providing ... Read more
This book examines the new orientations in the writing of cultural histories of India from the pre-colonial and early modern period into the postcolonial and contemporary era. It analyses the 'materialist' turn through wide-ranging textual, visual, aural, ritual, and spatial resources like eighteenth-century scribal literature in western India, art deco architecture in twentieth century Calcutta, contemporary urban spaces, early illustrated Bengali almanacs, circulating heads in Naga hills, football in Calcutta's politics, performance and film-making studies in south India, and Mayawati's monuments in Lucknow. The essays examine how recent interdisciplinary studies have enriched our understanding of cultural pasts and presents. Providing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9780198090373
SKU
V9780198090373
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About Chatterjee, Partha, Guha-Thakurta, Tapati, Kar, Bodhisattva
Partha Chatterjee is Professor of Anthropology and South Asian Studies, Columbia University, and Honorary Professor, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (CSSSC). Tapati Guha-Thakurta is Director and Professor of History, CSSSC. Bodhisattva Kar is Fellow in History, CSSSC.
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