Politics of Self-Expression

The Urdu Middleclass Milieu in Mid-Twentieth Century India and Pakistan

AvMarkus Daechsel

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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Beskrivning

The 1930s to 1950s witnessed the rise and dominance of a political culture across much of North India which combined unprecedented levels of mobilization and organization with an effective de-politicization of politics. On the one hand obsessed with world events, people also came to understand politics as a question of personal morality and achievement. In other words, politics was about expressing the self in new ways and about finding and securing an imaginary home in a fast-moving and often terrifying universe. The scope and arguments of this book make an innovative contribution to the historiography of modern South Asia, by focusing on the middle-class milieu which was the epicentre of this new political culture.

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Utgivningsdatum:2009-04-21
Mått:156 x 234 x 16 mm
Vikt:490 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Royal Asiatic Society Books
Antal sidor:266
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415544467

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Markus Daechsel has studied history and political science at the University of Erlangen and the University of London. He is currently a lecturer in South Asian History at the University of Edinburgh. His research interests focus on the society, culture and politics of South Asian Muslims.

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'Daechsel's study is a deeply thoughtful and rich one, with interesting readings of Urdu sources, and a sophisticated, intriguing argument. His book is an important intervention in the growing work on the politics of selfhood in South Asia, in an interdisciplinary style which admirably suits the complexity of its subject matter and themes' - Javed Majeed, Queen Mary, University of London

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction 1. Urbanization, Bureaucratization and the Emergence of a Middle-Class Milieu 2. New Sign Objects and New Identities 3. Consumption and Romantic Sentimentalism 4. Authenticity, Power and the Magic of Objects 5. The Political Culture of Radical Self-Expression in its Time Period. Conclusion