Pleasure and the Nation The History, Politics and Consumption of Public Culture in India |
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| Editor:
| Dwyer, Rachel
Pinney, Christopher |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-565090-7 |
| Publication Date: | May 2001 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Breaking new ground, this volume explores the relationship between popular pleasure and the construction of the nation of India. Subjects covered in this volume range from nineteenth-century popular mythological tracts to Hindi and Tamil films and the fan clubs and gossip magazines that sustain this hugely important aspect of Indian life.
Breaking new ground, this volume explores the relationship between popular pleasure and the construction of the nation of India. Subjects covered in this volume range from nineteenth-century popular mythological tracts to Hindi and Tamil films and the fan clubs and gossip magazines that sustain this hugely important aspect of Indian life.