- Paperback: 312 pages
- Publisher: Princeton University Press (29 Oct 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0691088403
- ISBN-13: 978-0691088402
- Product Dimensions: 23.3 x 15.6 x 1.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,058,257 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This multilayered analysis of the meaning of Shiv Sena as both party and performer/creator of Marathi/Hindu identities combines ethnography, political science, philosophy, and Lacanian observations within a complex exploration of sociopolitical changes in Bombay (Mumbai) since the 19th century. . . . A provocative text for those interested in the many dimensions of urban politics, even beyond South Asia. -- "Choice
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This multilayered analysis of the meaning of Shiv Sena as both party and performer/creator of Marathi/Hindu identities combines ethnography, political science, philosophy, and Lacanian observations within a complex exploration of sociopolitical changes in Bombay (Mumbai) since the 19th century... A provocative text for those interested in the many dimensions of urban politics, even beyond South Asia. -- "Choice
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The sense of living as a historical being, to be the rightful inheritor of the deeds of the past, is crucial to the making of national identity. Read the first page
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Superb study
27 Feb 2009
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no book comes even close to this one in exploring the dynamics of communal violence in Bombay. brilliantly informed by extensive field work.
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Worse than Bad Journalism
4 Nov 2005
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The book has no theoretical or analytical sophistication. The author has no clue about the recent discussions of the concept of "the political" or the very notion of "history, for that matter. It would not make even a good journal article. There are lots nonsensical "ethnographic" details, but no clear theoretical argument at all.
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