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The Oppressive Present: Literature and Social Consciousness in Colonial India Chandra, Sudhir (Nantes Institute of Advanced Studies, France) 1st edition
The Oppressive Present: Literature and Social Consciousness in Colonial India
Chandra, Sudhir (Nantes Institute of Advanced Studies, France)
This book attempts to understand the dominant structure of social consciousness in modern India through a comprehensive analysis of literary and social texts generated in late-nineteenth century. It examines responses to Western ideals that influenced concepts of the individual, the family, the position of women, religious/caste differences and social hierarchy in the colonial period.
240 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 17, 2013 |
| ISBN13 | 9780415717311 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 238 |
| Dimensions | 138 × 216 × 23 mm · 600 g |
| Language | English |