"The state of Goa on India's southwest coast was once the capital of the Portuguese-Catholic empire in Asia. When Vasco Da Gama arrived in India in 1498, he mistook Hindus for Christians, but Jesuit missionaries soon declared war on the alleged idolatry of the Hindus. Today, Hin…
"The state of Goa on India's southwest coast was once the capital of the Portuguese-Catholic empire in Asia. When Vasco Da Gama arrived in India in 1498, he mistook Hindus for Christians, but Jesuit missionaries soon declared war on the alleged idolatry of the Hindus. Today, Hin…
A comprehensive analysis of the broad spectrum of India's politics, the book explains the key feature of Indian politics in a comparative and accessible narrative, illustrated with relevant maps, life stories, statistics and opinion data. Using familiar concepts of comparative p…
Providing a comprehensive analysis of the broad spectrum of India's politics, this introductory text explains the key features of politics in India in a comparative and accessible narrative, illustrated with relevant maps, life stories, visuals, statistics and public opinion. Fa…
"What do anti-colonial histories mean for politics in contemporary India? How can we understand a political terrain that appears crowded with the dead, heroic figures from past struggles who call the living to account and demand action? What role do these 'afterlives' play in th…
"What do anti-colonial histories mean for politics in contemporary India? How can we understand a political terrain that appears crowded with the dead, heroic figures from past struggles who call the living to account and demand action? What role do these 'afterlives' play in th…
Making the case for a new kind of visual history, The Goddess and the Nation charts the pictorial life and career of Bharat Mata, 'Mother India', the Indian nation imagined as mother/goddess, embodiment of national territory, and unifying symbol for the country's diverse communi…
Formal concerns -- Other women, other mothers -- Vande mataram -- Enshrining the map of India -- Between men, map, and mother -- Daughters of India.
A history of the evolving idea of India in the 20th century, as seen through visual representations of the goddess Mother India.
Formal concerns -- Other women, other mothers -- Vande mataram -- Enshrining the map of India -- Between men, map, and mother -- Daughters of India.
A history of the evolving idea of India in the 20th century, as seen through visual representations of the goddess Mother India.
"Making the case for a new kind of visual history, The Goddess and the Nation charts the pictorial life and career of Bharat Mata, 'Mother India', the Indian nation imagined as mother/goddess, embodiment of national territory, and unifying symbol for the country's diverse commun…
