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

• Autore: Guichard Sylvie
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (249 p.)
• Disciplina: 954.0072
• Soggetto topico: Nationalism - India - History; National characteristics, East Indian; Hindutva; Secularism - India; Nationalism and education - India; Textbooks - India; Textbook bias - India
• Soggetto geografico: India Historiography Political aspects; India Historiography Social aspects
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The construction of history and nationalism in India
• ISBN: 1-136-94930-5; 1-136-94931-3; 1-282-65622-8; 9786612656224; 0-203-84857-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784951303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge advances in South Asian studies ; ; 17.