| Title |
Performance of nationalism : India Pakistan and the memory of partition |
| Sub Title |
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| Author(s) |
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| Call No |
954.904 MEN |
| Subject(s) |
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| ISBN |
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| Volume |
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| Publisher Name |
Cambridge University Press |
| Publishing Year |
2013 |
| Edition |
1st |
| Pages |
260 |
| Price |
795.00 INR |
| Text Language |
English |
| Available |
Yes, Accessions:[ 44545 ] |
| Description |
"Imagine the patriotic camaraderie of national day parades. How does performance generate patriotic loyalty? How crucial is performance for the sustenance of the nation? The Performance of Nationalism offers a new analysis of nationalism from the perspective of performance, focusing on the manifold valences of 'mimesis': as aesthetic representation, as the constitution of a community of witnesses and as the mimetic relationality that underlies the encounter between India and Pakistan. The partic |
| Keywords |
India-Partition History-1947-Influence; India-literature; Pakistan-literature; India-motion pictures;
Pakistan-motion pictures |