Pavithra Narayanan

What are you Reading?

The World Market and Indian Literary Production

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Produktbeschreibung

This volume revisits formulations of 'postcolonial' by examining constructions of the archive of postcolonial works by Indian writers in relation to nationalist histories, politics of language formation, and rise of transnational publishing. It explores the inextricable relationship between global capitalism and contemporary Indian literary production.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 227g
• ISBN-13: 9781138662483
• ISBN-10: 1138662488
• Artikelnr.: 44790085

Autorenporträt

Pavithra Narayanan is at the Department of English, Washington State University, Vancouver.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Literacy, Language, and Literature 1. Speaking in Tongues:
The Politics of Language 2. The Disease of Gigantism: Global Plans and
Local Consequences 3. Fit to Print: The Transnational Publishing Industry
4. India Shining: Territories and Translation Conclusion. Bibliography.
Index