Nationalizing India : a creative blending of derivative and indigenous traditions /

"Dwelling on how nationalization was conceptualized by major Indian nationalist thinkers, this book breaks a new ground in contemporary studies on nationalism. In contrast with the Western notion of nationalism, this book provides an appropriate model of nationalizing India with reference to th...

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Main Author: Chakrabarty, Bidyut, 1958- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Peter Lang Publishing, [2024]
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Summary:"Dwelling on how nationalization was conceptualized by major Indian nationalist thinkers, this book breaks a new ground in contemporary studies on nationalism. In contrast with the Western notion of nationalism, this book provides an appropriate model of nationalizing India with reference to the creative writings of Rabindranath Tagore, Aurobindo Ghose, Sarala Devi Chaudhurani and Nazrul Islam. This book is a powerful intervention in the available scholarship which shows that nationalization needs to be comprehended differently in the context of India since underlying a collective India is a civilizational bond unique to Afro-Asian countries"--
Physical Description:xi, 412 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781803746401
1803746408