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The Rumour of Calcutta - Tourism, Charity and the Poverty of Representation (Hardcover)
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The Rumour of Calcutta - Tourism, Charity and the Poverty of Representation (Hardcover)
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An extraordinary study of the politics of representation, this book
explores the discursive construction of a 'city of intensities'.
The author analyses representations of Calcutta in a wide variety
of discourses: in the gossip and travellor-lore of backpackers and
volunteer charity workers; in writing - from classic literature to
travel guides; in cinema, photography and maps. The book shows how
the rumours of westerners contribute to the elaboration of an
imaginary city; and in doing so, circulate in ways fundamental to
the maintenance of international order. A provocative and original
reading of both Heidegger and Marx, the book also draws upon
writers as diverse as Spivak, Trinh, Jameson, Clifford, Virilio,
Bataille, Derrida, Deleuze and Guattari. As such it is essential
reading for students and scholars in cultural studies,
anthropology, development and sociology.
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