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Rambukwella Harshana |
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The Politics and Poetics of Authenticity / Harshana Rambukwella |
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UCL Press, 2018 |
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London : , : UCL Press, , 2018 |
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Literature & literary studies |
History |
Regional & national history |
Asian history |
Nationalism |
Anthologies |
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Monografia |
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What is the role of cultural authenticity in the making of nations? Much scholarly and popular commentary on nationalism dismisses authenticity as a romantic fantasy or, worse, a deliberately constructed mythology used for political manipulation. The Politics and Poetics of Authenticity places authenticity at the heart of Sinhala nationalism in late nineteenth and twentieth-century Sri Lanka. It argues that the passion for the 'real' or the 'authentic' has played a significant role in shaping nationalist thinking and argues for an empathetic yet critical engagement with the idea of authenticity. |
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