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Reconceptualizing India Studies /

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"This book asserts that postcolonial studies and modern India studies are in need of theoretical rejuvenation. Post Said's Orientalism, postcolonialism, as a discipline, has drifted into the realm of paralysing self-reflection and impenetrable jargon. This volume addresses the original con...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Balagangadhara, S. N.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
India > History.
Cross-cultural studies > India.
India > Study and teaching.
Table of Contents:
  • 'Culture' and the 'Cultural': Problems, Pitfalls and a Proposal
  • The Future of the Present: Rethinking the Post-colonial Project
  • Comparative Science of Cultures: A Methodological Reflection
  • Colonialism and Colonial Consciousness
  • India and Her Traditions: An Open Letter to Jeffrey Kripal
  • Are Dialogues an Antidote to Violence?
  • Intercultural Encounters, Reasonable Dialogues, and Normative Political Theory
  • The Secular State and the Religious Conflict.