Against the Nation: Thinking Like South Asians - Couverture rigide

Perera, Sasanka; Pathak, Dev Nath; Kumar, Ravi

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9388630238 ISBN 13 : 9789388630238

Editeur : Bloomsbury Academic India, 2019

Synopsis

The book is an invitation to reimagine South Asia in terms of culture, politics and social relations.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Sasanka Perera teaches Sociology at South Asian University and is the founding professor of the university's Department of Sociology. He has researched on the thematic issues of contemporary visual art in Sri Lanka, violence and memory, religion and politics. He is the Editor of Society and Culture in South Asia. Some of his recent publications include Warzone Tourism in Sri Lanka: Tales from Darker Places in Paradise(2016), Violence and the Burden of Memory (2015), Culture and Politics in South Asia: Performative Communication(co-edited, 2018) and Sociology and Social Anthropology in South Asia: Histories and Practices (co-edited, 2018).

Dev Nath Pathak teaches Sociology at South Asian University and is a founding faculty member of the university's Department of Sociology. His current research interests include popular culture (music, cinema and performance) and South Asian studies. He is Reviews Editor of Society and Culture in South Asia (the journal of Department of Sociology, South Asian University, co-published with SAGE India). Some of his recent publications include Living & Dying: Meanings in Maithili Folklore (2018), Another South Asia! (2018), Culture and Politics in South Asia: Performative Communication (co-edited, 2017) and Sociology and Social Anthropology in South Asia: Histories and Practices (co-edited, 2018).

Ravi Kumar teaches Sociology at South Asian University and is a founding faculty member of the university's Department of Sociology. He is also Associate Editor of Society and Culture in South Asia and serves on the editorial board of The Journal of Critical Education Policy Studies and Critical Education. Some of his recent publications include Contemporary Readings in Marxism: A Critical Introduction (2016), Neoliberalism, Critical Pedagogy and Education (2016), Social Movements: Transformative Shifts and Turning Points (2014), Education and the Reproduction of Capital: Neoliberal Knowledge and Counterstrategies (2012) and Sociology and Social Anthropology in South Asia: Histories and Practices (co-edited, 2018).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Academic India
• Date d'édition: 2019
• ISBN 10: 9388630238
• ISBN 13: 9789388630238
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible