Notions of Nationhood in Bengal: Perspectives on Samaj, c. 1867-1905
Author | : Swarupa Gupta |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 2009-06-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789047429586 |
ISBN-13 | : 9047429583 |
Rating | : 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Download or read book Notions of Nationhood in Bengal: Perspectives on Samaj, c. 1867-1905 written by Swarupa Gupta and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2009-06-24 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book opens fresh ways of rethinking colonial nationalisms, qualifying derivative, political and modernist paradigms. Introducing the category of samaj (cultural entity), it shows how indigenous socio-cultural origins were reconfigured in modern Bengali-Indian nationhood to conceptualise unities and mediate fragmentation.