Modern Indian Culture and Society - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0415452198 ISBN 13 : 9780415452199

Editeur : Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

Modern Indian Culture and Society Research on India has gone through a number of changes in focus and perspective. This title collects and organizes the scholarship on modern Indian culture and society. It provides writings on central dimensions of modern Indian culture and society. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Research on Indian culture and society has been conducted from a dizzying range of perspectives. However, in recent decades it has been particularly characterized by a change in focus from the past to the present; from the worldview of the élites to that of the subalterns; from philosophy to everyday life; and from hierarchy to the critiques of hierarchy and the sources of equality in Indian culture.

More dramatic than the changes in the focus of research are the changes in Indian society itself. Urbanization, the liberalization and globalization of the economy, the IT revolution, the success of the global Indian diaspora, the affirmation of religious identities and reaffirmation of ancient world views, reinterpretations of history, new medias and transnational megagurus, and new political landscapes denote some of these processes.

This new title from Routledge makes sense of these changes by bringing together the very best scholarly work on India's contemporary transformation. As the world's largest democracy emerges as an economic and cultural superpower, there is a pressing need for a more sophisticated and nuanced understanding of Indian culture and society. This four-volume collection answers that need and will be welcomed as a vital one-stop research resource.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0415452198
• ISBN 13: 9780415452199
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 1795