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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459102903321

Autore

Guichard Sylvie

Titolo

The construction of history and nationalism in India : textbooks, controversies and politics / / Sylvie Guichard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-94931-3

1-282-65622-8

9786612656224

0-203-84857-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Collana

Routledge advances in South Asian studies ; ; 17

Disciplina

954.0072

Soggetti

Nationalism - India - History

National characteristics, East Indian

Hindutva

Secularism - India

Nationalism and education - India

Textbooks - India

Textbook bias - India

Electronic books.

India Historiography Political aspects

India Historiography Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Nation, religion and history; 2 Textbooks, teachers and students; 3 The debate in context; 4 Enemies and defenders; 5 Perspectives and silences; General conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Most studies on nations and nationalism argue that history, or more precisely a 'common past', is crucial for the process of national identity building. However, the existence of one or more concurrent narratives for the construction of this identity is often not accounted for, and there are cases where the 'common past' or a 'collective memory' is no



longer shared. This book centres on the construction, elaboration and negotiation of the narratives that have become official history in India. These narratives influence politics and the representation of the nation. Depending on the c