| Culture and the Making of Identity in Contemporary India Contributor(s): Ganesh, Kamala (Editor), Thakkar, Usha (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0761933077 ISBN-13: 9780761933076 Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2005 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: This collection of 17 original essays, provides insights into the many ways in which the interrelated issues of culture, identity and Indianness' are expressed in contemporary times. The contributors map and evaluate the developments in their respective fields over the past 50 years and cover the topics of art, music, theatre, literature, philosophy, science, history and feminism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2005003590 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.62" W x 8.66" (0.70 lbs) 276 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of 17 original essays provides insights into the various ways in which the interrelated issues of culture, identity and Indianness are expressed in contemporary times. The contributions range from detailed and scholarly essays to critical reviews of literature and reflections on experience. The contributors, distinguished specialists writing for a general readership, outline and evaluate significant developments since Independence in their respective fields. |
Contributor Bio(s): Thakkar, Usha: - Usha Thakkar is Honorary Director, Institute of Research on Gandhian Thought and Rural Development; and Honorary Secretary, Mani Bhavan Gandhi Sangrahalaya, Mumbai. She retired as Professor and Head, Department of Political Science, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai. She has done postdoctoral research at the University of Chicago on Fulbright Fellowship, at Cornell University on Sr. Fulbright Fellowship and at York University (Canada) on WID Fellowship from the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute. Her research areas are Women's Studies, Gandhian Studies and Indian Politics. Her publications include Politics in Maharashtra (co-editor, 1995); Women in Indian Society (co-author, 2001); Zero Point Bombay: In and Around Horniman Circle (co-editor, 2008) and Culture and Making of Identity in Contemporary India (co-editor, 2005). |
