{"product_id":"new-cultural-histories-of-india-materiality-and-practices-hardcover","title":"New Cultural Histories of India: Materiality and Practices - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePartha Chatterjee\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eTapati Guha-Thakurta\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBodhisattva Kar\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the new orientations in the writing of cultural histories of India from the pre-colonial and early modern period into the postcolonial and contemporary era. It analyses the 'materialist' turn through wide-ranging textual, visual, aural, ritual, and spatial resources like eighteenth-century scribal literature in western India, art deco architecture in twentieth century Calcutta, contemporary urban spaces, early illustrated Bengali almanacs, circulating heads in Naga hills, football in Calcutta's politics, performance and film-making studies in south India, and Mayawati's monuments in Lucknow. The essays examine how recent interdisciplinary studies have enriched our understanding of cultural pasts and presents. Providing an overview of the popular and public manifestations of cultures over time, this volume traces the distinct trajectory of cultural histories of India. It highlights the need for a more dynamic formulation of new cultural history of India in the present era of globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePartha Chatterjee\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Anthropology and South Asian Studies, Columbia University, and Honorary Professor, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (CSSSC). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTapati Guha-Thakurta\u003c\/strong\u003e is Director and Professor of History, CSSSC. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBodhisattva Kar\u003c\/strong\u003e is Fellow in History, CSSSC.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9.4 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 08, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47520810238173,"sku":"9780198090373","price":153.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/Kt-V1dgW439780198090373.webp?v=1772248690","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/new-cultural-histories-of-india-materiality-and-practices-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}