Postcolonial Indian City-Literature : Policy, Politics and Evolution Hardback
by Dibyakusum Ray
Part of the Routledge Research in Postcolonial Literatures series
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How is the city represented through literature from the post-colonies?
This book searches for an answer to this question, by keeping its focus on India-from after Independence to the millennia.
How does the urban space and the literature depicting it form a dialogue within?
How have Indian cities grown in the past six decades, as well as the literature focused on it?
How does the city-lit depart from organic realism to dissonant themes of "reclamation"?
Most importantly-who does the city (and its narratives) belong to?Through the juxtaposition of critical theories, sociological data, urban studies and variant literary works by a wide range of Indian authors, this book is divided into four temporal phases: the nation-building of the 50-60s, the dictatorial 70s, the neoliberalization of the 80-90s and the early 2000s.
Each section covers the dominant socio-political thematics of the time and its effect on urbanism along with historical data from various resources, followed by an analysis of contemporaneously significant literary works-novel, short stories, plays, poetry and graphic novel.
Each chapter comments on how literature, perceived as a historical phenomenon, frames real and imagined constructs and experiences of cities.
To give the reader a more expansive idea of the complex nature of city-lit, the literary examples abound not only "Indian Writings in English," but vernacular, cult-works as well with suitable translations. With its focus on philosophy, urban studies and a unique canon of literature, this book offers elements of critical discussion to researchers, emergent university disciplines and curious readers alike.
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- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:31/03/2022
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:216 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:31/03/2022
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- ISBN:9780367763008