Consuming modernity : public culture in a South Asian world /

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Illustrates that what is distinctive of any particular society is not the fact of its modernity, but rather its own unique debates about modernity. The contributors address the roles intertwined interests in the making of India's public culture, each examining different sites of consumption. Th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Breckenridge, Carol Appadurai, 1942-2009 (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 1995.
Temas:
Popular culture > India.
Mass media and culture > India.
Culture populaire > Inde.
Médias et culture > Inde.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Mass media and culture.
Civilization.
Manners and customs.
Popular culture.
Populaire cultuur.
India > Social life and customs.
India > Civilization.
Inde > Civilisation.
Inde > Mœurs et coutumes.
India.
Culture
India
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Illustrates that what is distinctive of any particular society is not the fact of its modernity, but rather its own unique debates about modernity. The contributors address the roles intertwined interests in the making of India's public culture, each examining different sites of consumption. The sites they explore include cinema, radio, cricket, restaurants, and tourism.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 261 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780816623051
0816623058
9780816685325
0816685320

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