Critical Events

Veena Das

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Author
Veena Das
Publish Date
1997-01-16
Book Type
Paperback
Publisher Name
Oxford University Press
Subtitle
An Anthropological Perspective on Contemporary India
Number of Pages
240
Edition
1
ISBN-10
0195640527
ISBN-13
9780195640526
SKU
9780195640526

Description

This book identifies critical moments in contemporary Indian history, such as the Partition of India, the Bhopal industrial disaster, and recent widow deaths. It describes the implications of these events for India and analyzes, through them, the nature of Indian modernity.