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Beyond belief : India and the politics of postcolonial nationalism / / Srirupa Roy



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Autore: Roy Srirupa Visualizza persona
Titolo: Beyond belief : India and the politics of postcolonial nationalism / / Srirupa Roy Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Durham, : Duke University Press, 2007
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (265 p.)
Disciplina: 320.540954
Soggetto topico: Nationalism - India - History
Nation-state
Soggetto geografico: India Politics and government 1947-
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-235) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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.
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Beyond belief  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-92328-5
9786612923289
0-8223-8991-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910810465703321
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Serie: e-Duke books scholarly collection. Politics, history, and culture.