Multispecies Modernity : Disorderly Life in Postcolonial Literature /

"Multispecies Modernity: Disorderly Life in Postcolonial Literature considers relationships between animals and humans in the iconic spaces of postcolonial India: the wild, the body, the home, and the city. Using a diverse range of texts, including fiction, journalism, life writing, film, and v...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Walther, Sundhya, 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Waterloo, Ontario : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2021.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Postcolonialism.
Indic literature (English)
Human-animal relationships in literature.
Human-animal relationships.
Animals in literature.
Postcolonialism > India.
Human-animal relationships > India.
Indic literature (English) > 21st century > History and criticism.
Indic literature (English) > 20th century > History and criticism.
India.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Disorderly Multispecies Living
  • The Wild: Tracking Tigers through the Discourse of Conservation
  • The Body: Ahimsa and the Politics of Vegetarianism
  • The Home: Narrative Violence and Counternarrative Companionship
  • The City: Denizens of Modernity in Delhi and Mumbai
  • The Zoo: Postscript.

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