Markus Daechsel (UK University of Edinburgh)

The Politics of Self-Expression

The Urdu Middleclass Milieu in Mid-Twentieth Century India and Pakistan

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The scope and arguments of this book make an innovative contribution to the historiography of modern South Asia, by focusing on the middle-class milieu which was the epicentre of this new political culture.

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Produktdetails

• Royal Asiatic Society Books
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 412g
• ISBN-13: 9780415544467
• ISBN-10: 0415544467
• Artikelnr.: 26203914

Autorenporträt

Markus Daechsel has studied history and political science at the University of Erlangen and the University of London. He is currently a lecturer in South Asian History at the University of Edinburgh. His research interests focus on the society, culture and politics of South Asian Muslims.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Urbanization, Bureaucratization and the Emergence of a
Middle-Class Milieu 2. New Sign Objects and New Identities 3. Consumption
and Romantic Sentimentalism 4. Authenticity, Power and the Magic of Objects
5. The Political Culture of Radical Self-Expression in its Time Period.
Conclusion