Identities in South Asia: Conflicts and Assertions

By: Vivek Sachdeva and Queeny Pradhan and Anu Venugopalan

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Synopsis: This book examines how identities are formed and expressed in political, social and cultural contexts across South Asia. It is a comprehensive intervention on how, why and what identities have come to be, and takes a closer look at the complexities of their interactions. Drawing on an interdisciplinary approach, combining methodologies from history, literary studies, politics, and sociology, this book: • Explores the multiple ways in which personal and collective identities manifest and engage, are challenged and resisted across time and space.; • Highlights how the shared history of colonialism and partition, communal violence, bloodshed and pogrom are instrumental in understanding present-day developments in identity politics.; • Sheds light on a number of current themes such as borders and nations, race and ethnicity, identity politics and fundamentalism, language and regionalism, memory and community, and resistance and assertion. A key volume in South Asian Studies, this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of modern South Asian history, politics, sociology, literary studies and social exclusion.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780429627798
Related ISBNs:: 9780429031953, 9780815361992, 9780815361992
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 03/27/20
Copyrighted By:: Vivek Sachdeva, Queeny Pradhan, Anu Venugopalan
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Language Arts, Politics and Government, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Vivek Sachdeva
Edited by:: Queeny Pradhan
Edited by:: Anu Venugopalan