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Autore |
Paranjape Makarand R. <1960-> |
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Titolo |
Altered destinations : self, society, and nation in India / / Makarand R. Paranjape [[electronic resource]] |
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London : , : Anthem Press, , 2009 |
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1-283-37776-4 |
9786613377760 |
1-84331-803-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xv, 196 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Anthem South Asian studies |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Nationalism - India |
Language and education - India |
India Politics and government |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Self, society and nation: Indian notions of responsibility -- 1857: the religious roots of Indian anti-imperialism -- Indian alernations: Aurobindo, Ambedkar and after -- Interrogating Indian post-nationalism: culture, citizenship and global futures -- Hindi Hain Hum: an account of Vibhashi's romance with the national language -- The case for Sanskrit as India's national language -- National education? problems and prospects -- Regaining the Indian eye -- Secularism vs. Hindu nationalism: interrogating the terms of debate -- Plurality, tolerance and religious conflict in India -- Towards a common future? An Indo-Pakistani story -- The availability of Mahatma Ghandi: towards a neo-Ghandian praxis. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Altered Destinations addresses the complex interrelations of state, nation and identity in India through the medium of culture, and compellingly reframes the debate in the context of the Gandhian concept of swaraj. |
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