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An Ambiguous Journey to the City
Ashis Nandy
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Description for An Ambiguous Journey to the City
Paperback. Divided into four sections, this book tells the story of India's ambivalent affair with the modern city through the myth of the journey between the village and the city, and the changes that myth has undergone. It looks at the vicissitudes of the metaphor of journey; profiles various heroes; and focuses on a psychopathological journey. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: JHBT; JHMC; JM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 172.
Divided into four sections, this book tells the story of India's ambivalent affair with the modern city throug hthe myth of the journey between the village and the city, and the changes that myth has undergone. It loks at the vicissitudes of the metaphor of journey; profiles various heroes as they negotiate the transitions from the village to the city and back to the village; and focuses on the psychopathological journey from a poisoned village into a self-annihilating city.
Divided into four sections, this book tells the story of India's ambivalent affair with the modern city throug hthe myth of the journey between the village and the city, and the changes that myth has undergone. It loks at the vicissitudes of the metaphor of journey; profiles various heroes as they negotiate the transitions from the village to the city and back to the village; and focuses on the psychopathological journey from a poisoned village into a self-annihilating city.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
Number of Pages
164
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9780195683974
SKU
V9780195683974
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99-2
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