Sculpting the middle class : history, masculinity and the Amar chitra katha in India /
This book is an analysis of the Amar Chitra Katha genre, historical comic-books that capture and promote a middle class masculine identity, as culture became the new site for right-wing hegemonic politics in India over the last 4 decades of the 20th century.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York ; New Delhi :
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
2010.
©2010 |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; List of Photographs; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Comics, Scrolls, Frescos and the 'Chitra Katha'; 2. History, Personality and a Pedagogy for the Present; 3. Disciplinary Nationalism and Masculinity; 4. The Liberalisation Years: The Theme of Merit; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.