Nation Games : : History and Historiographical Imperatives in India / / Benjamin Zachariah.
This volume examines the tension between the “nation” idea as a necessary language of legitimacy with which to claim liberation, and its role in disciplining people and their identities in India, in the name of national liberation. It is an attempt to open up new lines of thinking, and ways of readi...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2020 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | München ;, Wien : : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, , [2020] ©2020 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XXII, 260 p.) |
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| Other title: | Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Historiography -- Chapter 2 (Meta)narrative -- Chapter 3 Hurreebabu and the Royal Society -- Chapter 4 National Hinduism -- Chapter 5 The Nehruvian and the Developmental -- Chapter 6 The Volk and Fascism -- Conclusions -- Select Bibliography -- Index |
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| Summary: | This volume examines the tension between the “nation” idea as a necessary language of legitimacy with which to claim liberation, and its role in disciplining people and their identities in India, in the name of national liberation. It is an attempt to open up new lines of thinking, and ways of reading Indian history. |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9783110659412 9783110696288 9783110696271 9783110659061 9783110704716 9783110704518 9783110704730 9783110704525 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/9783110659412 |
| Access: | restricted access |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Benjamin Zachariah. |