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This edited collection addresses the relationship between diaspora,
religion and the politics of identity in the modern world. It
illuminates religious understandings of citizenship, association
and civil society, and situates them historically within diverse
cultures of memory and state traditions.
Rescripting Religion in the City explores the role of faith and
religious practices as strategies for understanding and negotiating
the migratory experience. Leading international scholars draw on
case studies of urban settings in the global north and south.
Presenting a nuanced understanding of the religious identities of
migrants within the 'modern metropolis' this book makes a
significant contribution to fields as diverse as twentieth-century
immigration history, the sociology of religion and migration
studies, as well as historical and urban geography and practical
theology.
Rescripting Religion in the City explores the role of faith and
religious practices as strategies for understanding and negotiating
the migratory experience. Leading international scholars draw on
case studies of urban settings in the global north and south.
Presenting a nuanced understanding of the religious identities of
migrants within the 'modern metropolis' this book makes a
significant contribution to fields as diverse as twentieth-century
immigration history, the sociology of religion and migration
studies, as well as historical and urban geography and practical
theology.
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The Empress (Paperback)
Tanika Gupta; Edited by Jane Garnett
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R336
Discovery Miles 3 360
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Ships in 9 - 17 working days
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Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, 1887. At East London's Tilbury
Docks, Rani Das and Abdul Karim, step ashore after the long voyage
from India. One has to battle a society who deems her a
second-class citizen; the other forges an astonishing entanglement
with the ageing Queen Victoria who finds herself enchanted by
stories of an India over which she rules, but has never seen.
Through narrative, music and song, The Empress blends the true
story of Queen Victoria's controversial relationship with her
Indian servant and 'Munshi' (teacher), Abdul Karim, with the
experiences of Indian ayahs who came to Britain during the 19th
century. With private romance being mapped onto world history, the
action cuts between the ship and different royal residences,
offering bright contrasts as well as surprising affinities. In
doing so, the play uncovers remarkable unknown stories of
19th-century Britain and charts the growth of Indian nationalism
and the romantic proclivities of one of Britain's most surprising
monarchs. The Empress, which premiered at Stratford-upon-Avon's RSC
in 2013, is published here as a Methuen Drama Student Edition with
commentary and notes by Professor Jane Garnett, Wadham College,
University of Oxford, UK.
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