Description
| Product ID: | 9780415544467 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Royal Asiatic Society Books |
| Title: | The Politics of Self-Expression |
| Subtitle: | The Urdu Middleclass Milieu in Mid-Twentieth Century India and Pakistan |
| Authors: | Author: Markus Daechsel |
| Page Count: | 266 |
| Subjects: | Regional / International studies, Regional studies, Asian history, Society and culture: general, Politics and government, Regional geography, Asian history, Society & culture: general, Politics & government, Regional geography, India |
| Description: | The scope and arguments of this book make an innovative contribution to the historiography of modern South Asia, by focusing on the middle-class milieu which was the epicentre of this new political culture. The 1930s to 1950s witnessed the rise and dominance of a political culture across much of North India which combined unprecedented levels of mobilization and organization with an effective de-politicization of politics. On the one hand obsessed with world events, people also came to understand politics as a question of personal morality and achievement. In other words, politics was about expressing the self in new ways and about finding and securing an imaginary home in a fast-moving and often terrifying universe. The scope and arguments of this book make an innovative contribution to the historiography of modern South Asia, by focusing on the middle-class milieu which was the epicentre of this new political culture. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2009-04-21 |