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Gandhi meets primetime : globalization and nationalism in Indian television /

Shanti Kumar's "Gandhi Meets Primetime examines how cultural imaginations of national identity have been transformed by the rapid growth of satellite and able television in postcolonial India. To evaluate the growing influence of foreign and domestic satellite and cable channels since 1991...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Kumar, Shanti
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Urbana : University of Illinois, [2006]
Collection:Popular culture and politics in Asia Pacific.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction
  • From Doordarshan to Prasar Bharati: the search for autonomy in Indian television
  • At home, in the world: the viewing practices of Indian television
  • Between tradition and modernity: the development of an Indian community of television
  • "Gandhi meet Pepsi": nationalism and electronic capitalism in Indian television
  • Nikki tonight, Gandhi today: television, globalization, and national identity
  • Conclusion: is there an Indian community of television?