Detalls del llibre
Bengal was the first "modern" province in India - the first, that is, to undergo a forced encounter with Western modernity. Beginning with this premise, the writers in Texts of Power consider what the case of Bengal says about the workings of Western modernity in a colonial setting.A truly interdisciplinary effort, this collection probes questions of pedagogy, nationalism, and gender. Among the subjects explored are colonialist and nationalist surveillance of Bengali literature; the disposition of the nation's art; the politics of child rearing; the mapping of Calcutta; and the disciplining of historical memory. By applying the theoretical insights of recent historical and cultural studies to the specific circumstances of Bengal, the authors develop a new approach to Indian intellectual and cultural history. Their work makes a significant contribution to our understanding of contemporary intellectual modernity.
Llegir més - Autor/a Partha Chatterjee
- ISBN13 9780816626878
- ISBN10 0816626871
- Pàgines 220
- Any Edició 1995
- Fecha de publicación 03/05/1995
- Idioma Alemany, Francès
Ressenyes i valoracions
Texts of Power: Emerging Disciplines in Colonial Bengal (Alemany, Francès)
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- Partha Chatterjee
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- Univ Of Minnesota Press (1995)
- 9780816626878



