It is widely believed that, because of its exceptional social development, the caste system in colonial Bengal differed considerably from the rest of India. Through a study of the complex interplay between caste, culture and power, this book convincingly demonstrates that Bengali Hindu society prese
Culture, Ideology, Hegemony: Intellectuals and Social Consciousness in Colonial India
โ Scribed by K. N. Panikkar
- Publisher
- Anthem Press
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 222
- Series
- Anthem South Asian Studies
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
This volume explores the interconnections between culture, ideology and hegemony in an effort to understand and explain how Indians came to terms with colonial subjection and envisioned a future for the society in which they lived. The process of exploring the indigenous epistemological tradition and assessing it in the context of advances made by the west was not unilinear and undifferentiated; it was driven with contradictions, contentions and ruptures.
โฆ Subjects
India;Asia;History;Southeast Asia;Asia;History;World;Civilization & Culture;Expeditions & Discoveries;Jewish;Maritime History & Piracy;Religious;Slavery & Emancipation;Women in History;History
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