| Confronting the Body: The Politics of Physicality in Colonial and Post-Colonial India First Edition, Edition Contributor(s): Mills, James H. (Editor), Sen, Satadru (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1843310325 ISBN-13: 9781843310327 Publisher: Anthem Press OUR PRICE: $109.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2004 Annotation: The human body in modern South Asia has been continually manipulated into political enterprise. The body was central to the project of British colonialism, as it was in the Indian response to colonial rule. By constructing British bodies as normative and disciplined, and Indian bodies as deviant and undisciplined, the British could fashion an ideology of their own fitness for political power and defense of colonialism itself. The politics of physicality then manifested in reverse in many ways, not least through Ghandi's use of his body as public experiment in discipline, as well as a living rejection of British rule and norms of physicality. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - India & South Asia |
| Dewey: 306.409 |
| LCCN: 2004381752 |
| Series: Anthem South Asian Studies (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.06 lbs) 212 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The human body in modern South Asia is a continuous political enterprise. The body was central to the project of British colonialism, as well as to the Indian response to colonial rule. By constructing British bodies as normative and disciplined, and Indian bodies as deviant and undisciplined, the British could construct an ideology of their own fitness for political power and defence of colonialism itself. The politics of physicality then manifested in reverse in many ways, not least through Gandhi's use of his body as public experiment in discipline, as well as becoming a living rejection of British rule and norms of physicality. This unique collection makes for fascinating reading. |