Violent Civilities - English, India, Culture (Paperback)

What is the relationship between the British colonial project and English literature in India? How did official pronouncements on the role of English in culture and education help define modern India? How can postcolonial theory contribute towards and understanding of this history and its aftermath? In this historical study, Prem Poddar shows how colonisers and the nationalists who suceeded them tended to inhabit the same discursive space. True difference and heterogeneity became the first casualty in the name of a united nation. The book details the "civil violence" of such policies in independent India. If the study of English is to remain relevant in ex-colonies like India, Possar argues, it must take cognisance of postcolonial critiques that recognize other voices and locate English literature in its various cultural and historical contexts.;"Violent Civilities" speaks most obviously to scholars of English, India or postcolonial studies, but it is also for anyone interested in how contemporary academe can negotiate the relationship between national identity, language and culture.

General

Imprint:	Aarhus University Press
Country of origin:	Denmark
Release date:	December 2002
First published:	November 2002
Authors:	Prem Poddar
Dimensions:	240 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	214
ISBN-13:	978-87-7288-767-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Colonization & independence Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	87-7288-767-2
Barcode:	9788772887678

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