The book traces the breakdown of the Nehruvian secular consensus between 1975 and 2005 through these narratives of postcolonial India. In particular, it examines how these writers use the novel form to re-write colonial and nationalist versions of Indian history, and how they radically reinvent English as a secular language for narrating India. Ultimately, it delineates a common conceptual framework for secularism and cosmopolitanism, by arguing that Indian secularism can be seen as a located, indigenous form of a cosmopolitan identity.
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The book traces the breakdown of the Nehruvian secular consensus between 1975 and 2005 through these narratives of postcolonial India. In particular, it examines how these writers use the novel form to re-write colonial and nationalist versions of Indian history, and how they radically reinvent English as a secular language for narrating India. Ultimately, it delineates a common conceptual framework for secularism and cosmopolitanism, by arguing that Indian secularism can be seen as a located, indigenous form of a cosmopolitan identity.
Imprint | Routledge |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Routledge Research in Postcolonial Literatures |
Release date | September 2007 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2008 |
Authors | Neelam Srivastava |
Dimensions | 234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 224 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-40295-8 |
Barcode | 9780415402958 |
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LSN | 0-415-40295-6 |