Notions of nationhood in Bengal : perspectives on Samaj, c. 1867-1905 / / by Swarupa Gupta.
This book reopens the debate on colonial nationalisms, going beyond ‘derivative’, ‘borrowed’, political and modernist paradigms. It introduces the conceptual category of samaj to demonstrate how indigenous socio-cultural origins in Bengal interacted with late-colonial discourses to produce the notio...
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| Superior document: | Philosophy of history and culture, v. 29 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Philosophy of history and culture ;
v. 29. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (424 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / S. Gupta
- Introduction / S. Gupta
- Chapter One. Nationalist Ideologues, Ideas And Their Dissemination / S. Gupta
- Chapter Two. Recreating A Jati / S. Gupta
- Chapter Three. Samaj And Perspectives On Unity / S. Gupta
- Chapter Four. Caste, Class And Internal ‘Others’: ‘Lower Orders’ In Bengal / S. Gupta
- Chapter Five. Contiguous Ethnicities / S. Gupta
- Chapter Six. Sub-Regional ‘Essences’ And The Regional Self / S. Gupta
- Chapter Seven. From Region To Nation: The Idea Of India / S. Gupta
- Conclusion / S. Gupta
- Bibliography / S. Gupta
- Glossary / S. Gupta
- Index / S. Gupta.