The Politics of Self-Expression

The Urdu Middleclass Milieu in Mid-Twentieth Century India and Pakistan
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-415-54446-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 266 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 412 g

Reihe: Royal Asiatic Society Books

The 1930s to 1950s witnessed the rise and dominance of a political culture across much of North India which combined unprecedented levels of mobilization and organization with an effective de-politicization of politics. On the one hand obsessed with world events, people also came to understand politics as a question of personal morality and achievement. In other words, politics was about expressing the self in new ways and about finding and securing an imaginary home in a fast-moving and often terrifying universe. The scope and arguments of this book make an innovative contribution to the historiography of modern South Asia, by focusing on the middle-class milieu which was the epicentre of this new political culture.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Daechsel, Markus

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Urbanization, Bureaucratization and the Emergence of a Middle-Class Milieu 2. New Sign Objects and New Identities 3. Consumption and Romantic Sentimentalism 4. Authenticity, Power and the Magic of Objects 5. The Political Culture of Radical Self-Expression in its Time Period. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Markus Daechsel has studied history and political science at the University of Erlangen and the University of London. He is currently a lecturer in South Asian History at the University of Edinburgh. His research interests focus on the society, culture and politics of South Asian Muslims.