Author: Knut A. Jacobsen Publisher: ISBN: 9780415455565 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 407
Book Description
During the last decades research on India has gone through a number of changes in focus and perspectives. To name but a few examples, there has been a change in focus from the past to the present, from the world view of the elites to that of the subalterns, from philosophy to everyday life, from hierarchy to the critiques of hierarchy and the sources of equality in Indian culture. However, 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 mega gurus, and new political landscapes denote some of these processes. This collection focuses on this shift by presenting recently published articles and book extracts on India and the contemporary transformation of the Indian society. As the world's largest democracy is emerging as an economic and cultural superpower, there is an increased need for knowledge about it.
Author: A. Raghuramaraju Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0199088365 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 221
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Unlike the West, India presents a fascinating example of a society where the pre-modern continues to co-exist with the modern. Modernity in Indian Social Theory explores the social variance between India and the West to show how it impacted their respective trajectories of modernity. A. Raghuramaraju argues that modernity in the West involved disinheriting the pre-modern, and temporal ordering of the traditional and modern. It was ruthlessly implemented through programmes of industrialization, nationalism, and secularism. This book underscores that India did not merely the Western model of modernity or experience a temporal ordering of society. It situates this sociological complexity in the context of the debates on social theory. The author critically examines various discourses on modernity in India, including Partha Chatterjee’s account of Indian nationalism; Javeed Alam’s reading of Indian secularism; the use of the term pluralism by some Indian social scientists; and Gopal Guru’s emphasis on the lived Dalit experience. He also engages with the readings on key thinkers including Vivekananda, Aurobindo, Gandhi, and Ambedkar.
Author: Knut A. Jacobsen Publisher: ISBN: 9780415455596 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 500
Book Description
During the last decades research on India has gone through a number of changes in focus and perspectives. To name but a few examples, there has been a change in focus from the past to the present, from the world view of the elites to that of the subalterns, from philosophy to everyday life, from hierarchy to the critiques of hierarchy and the sources of equality in Indian culture. However, 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 mega gurus, and new political landscapes denote some of these processes. This collection focuses on this shift by presenting recently published articles and book extracts on India and the contemporary transformation of the Indian society. As the world's largest democracy is emerging as an economic and cultural superpower, there is an increased need for knowledge about it.
Author: Knut A. Jacobsen Publisher: ISBN: 9780415455572 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 426
Book Description
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
Author: Kamala Ganesh Publisher: SAGE ISBN: 9780761933816 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 282
Book Description
This collection of 17 original essays, provides insights into the many ways in which the interrelated issues of culture, identity and `Indianness' are expressed in contemporary times. The contributors map and evaluate the developments in their respective fields over the past 50 years and cover the topics of art, music, theatre, literature, philosophy, science, history and feminism.
Author: Riho Isaka Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1000468585 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 206
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This book is a historical study of modern Gujarat, India, addressing crucial questions of language, identity, and power. It examines the debates over language among the elite of this region during a period of significant social and political change in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Language debates closely reflect power relations among different sections of society, such as those delineated by nation, ethnicity, region, religion, caste, class, and gender. They are intimately linked with the process in which individuals and groups of people try to define and project themselves in response to changing political, economic, and social environments. Based on rich historical sources, including official records, periodicals, literary texts, memoirs, and private papers, this book vividly shows the impact that colonialism, nationalism, and the process of nation-building had on the ideas of language among different groups, as well as how various ideas of language competed and negotiated with each other. Language, Identity, and Power in Modern India: Gujarat, c.1850–1960 will be of particular interest to students and scholars working on South Asian history and to those interested in issues of language, society, and politics in different parts of the modern world.
Author: Knut A. Jacobsen Publisher: ISBN: 9780415455589 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 403
Book Description
During the last decades research on India has gone through a number of changes in focus and perspectives. To name but a few examples, there has been a change in focus from the past to the present, from the world view of the elites to that of the subalterns, from philosophy to everyday life, from hierarchy to the critiques of hierarchy and the sources of equality in Indian culture. However, 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 mega gurus, and new political landscapes denote some of these processes. This collection focuses on this shift by presenting recently published articles and book extracts on India and the contemporary transformation of the Indian society. As the world's largest democracy is emerging as an economic and cultural superpower, there is an increased need for knowledge about it.
Author: Knut A. Jacobsen Publisher: ISBN: 9780415455596 Category : Languages : en Pages : 403
Book Description
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
Author: Knut A. Jacobsen
Author: A. Raghuramaraju
Author: Knut A. Jacobsen
Author: Knut A. Jacobsen
Author: Kamala Ganesh
Author: Riho Isaka
Author: Yogendra Singh
Author: Knut A. Jacobsen
Author: Knut A. Jacobsen
Author: Alan Gledhill