Selected Subaltern Studies |
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Editor:
| Guha, Ranajit Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty |
Foreword by:
| Said, Edward |
Series title: | Subaltern Studies |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-505289-3 |
Publication Date: | May 1988 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $64.00 |
Book Description:
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These essays selected from the first five volumes of Subaltern Studies, focus on what Antonio Gramsci--the founder of the Italian communist party--called the subaltern classes. They reexamine well-known historical and political events, such as Gandhi's role in India, from a Marxist perspective. A groundbreaking work of considerable pedagogical relevance for courses dealing with colonialism and imperialism in literature, sociology, anthropology, politics, and history, the book also...
More DescriptionThese essays selected from the first five volumes of Subaltern Studies, focus on what Antonio Gramsci--the founder of the Italian communist party--called the subaltern classes. They reexamine well-known historical and political events, such as Gandhi's role in India, from a Marxist perspective. A groundbreaking work of considerable pedagogical relevance for courses dealing with colonialism and imperialism in literature, sociology, anthropology, politics, and history, the book also features a comprehensive glossary of Indian terms for readers not familiar with Indian history.