Sabyasachi Bhattacharya

Talking Back

The Idea of Civilization in the Indian Nationalist Discourse

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Produktbeschreibung

This book highlights how the idea of civilization formed one of the strong elements of the Indian nationalist discourse. It shows how; around the turn of twentieth century, Indians began to 'talk back' and question the colonial assumptions in imagining and narrating India's past.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 145mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9780198075042
• ISBN-10: 0198075049
• Artikelnr.: 33722250

Autorenporträt

Sabyasachi Bhattacharya is former Vice Chancellor of Visva-Bharati University; and former professor, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: The Colonialist Monologue and India Talking Back
2: Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Discourse of Civilization
3: The Concept of Civilization: Rabindranath Tagore's Evolving Perspective
4: Discovering and Inventing India: Jawaharlal Nehru
5: Rethinking Indian Civilization
Bibliography
Index