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UNINA9910964803603321 |
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Autore |
Roy Srirupa |
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Titolo |
Beyond belief : India and the politics of postcolonial nationalism / / Srirupa Roy |
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Durham, : Duke University Press, 2007 |
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9786612923289 |
9781282923287 |
1282923285 |
9780822389910 |
0822389916 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (265 p.) |
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Politics, history, and culture |
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Nationalism - India - History |
Nation-state |
India Politics and government 1947- |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-235) and index. |
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Introduction : Imagining institutions, instituting diversity : toward a theory of nation-state formation -- Moving pictures : the Films Division of India and the visual practices of the nation-state -- Marching in time : Republic Day parades and the ritual practices of the nation-state -- Indian darkness : science, development, and the needs discourse of the nation-state -- Cities of hope : steel townships and the spatial practices of the nation-state -- Conclusion : after midnight. |
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Examines the formation of the nation-state in postcolonial India, how it worked to create an identity for itself, to what extent it succeeded, and what may be the prospects for unity in a widely diverse country. |
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UNINA9910967239203321 |
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Titolo |
Eastern Christianity in the modern Middle East / / edited by Anthony O'Mahony and Emma Loosley |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
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1-135-19370-3 |
1-135-19371-1 |
1-282-50365-0 |
9786612503658 |
0-203-86463-8 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (199 p.) |
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Collana |
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Culture and civilization in the Middle East ; ; 20 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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LoosleyEmma |
O'MahonyAnthony |
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Disciplina |
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Christianity - Middle East |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Notes on contributors; 1 Peter, Paul and James of Jerusalem: The doctrinal and political evolution of the Eastern and Oriental Churches; 2 The Syrian Orthodox Church in the modern Middle East; 3 The Maronites in Lebanon: An historical and political perspective; 4 'The Church across the border': The Church of the East and its Chaldaean branch; 5 The Coptic Orthodox Church in modern Egypt; 6 The Armenian Church in the contemporary Middle East; 7 Eastern Orthodox Christianity in the Middle East |
8 Between Rome and Antioch: The Syrian Catholic Church in the modern Middle EastNotes; Combined bibliography; Index |
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The Middle East is the birthplace of Christianity and the home to a number of Eastern Churches with millions of followers. This book provides a comprehensive survey of the various denominations in the modern Middle East and will be of interest to a wide variety of scholars and students studying theology, history and politics. |
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