Lineages of the Present: Ideology and Politics in Contemporary South Asia
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Lineages of the Present: Ideology and Politics in Contemporary South Asia is a critical work of political and cultural analysis that examines the historical roots and contemporary dynamics of ideology, nationalism, and social conflict in South Asia.
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Target entity: Lineages of the Present: Ideology and Politics in Contemporary South Asia Context triple: [Aijaz Ahmad, wrote, Lineages of the Present: Ideology and Politics in Contemporary South Asia]
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Target entity: Lineages of the Present: Ideology and Politics in Contemporary South Asia Target entity description: Lineages of the Present: Ideology and Politics in Contemporary South Asia is a critical work of political and cultural analysis that examines the historical roots and contemporary dynamics of ideology, nationalism, and social conflict in South Asia.
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A.
An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions
An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions is a non-fiction book that critically examines India’s economic growth alongside its deep social inequalities and development failures.
-
B.
India in Transition
"India in Transition" is a book by economist Jagdish Bhagwati that analyzes India's economic reforms and the country's shift from a controlled to a more market-oriented economy.
-
C.
Political Ideas in the Twentieth Century
Political Ideas in the Twentieth Century is an influential essay by Isaiah Berlin that surveys and critiques major political ideologies and currents of thought that shaped the 1900s.
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D.
The Political Economy of Development in India
The Political Economy of Development in India is a seminal scholarly work that analyzes India’s post-independence economic development through the lens of political institutions, class interests, and state policy.
-
E.
A Critique of Postcolonial Reason
A Critique of Postcolonial Reason is a seminal theoretical work by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak that interrogates how Western philosophy, literature, and colonial discourse construct and silence the subaltern.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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political analysis ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
South Asian studies
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cultural studies ⓘ history ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| analyzes |
formation of modern nation-states in South Asia
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globalization and its impact on South Asian politics ⓘ interaction of class, caste, and religion ⓘ |
| author | Aijaz Ahmad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFocus |
Bangladesh
NERFINISHED
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
development of nationalist ideologies
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historical roots of contemporary politics ⓘ relationship between culture and politics ⓘ role of religion in politics ⓘ social conflicts in South Asia ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural criticism
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historical analysis ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| hasForm |
paperback edition
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print ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainRegion | South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical Marxist reading of South Asian nationalism
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linking colonial histories to contemporary conflicts ⓘ |
| perspective |
anti-imperialist
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critical ⓘ |
| publisher | Verso Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Marxist theory
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class politics ⓘ colonial history ⓘ communalism ⓘ identity politics ⓘ ideology ⓘ nationalism ⓘ partition of India ⓘ postcolonial politics ⓘ religious nationalism ⓘ social conflict ⓘ state formation ⓘ |
| theoreticalOrientation | Marxist ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
20th century
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contemporary era ⓘ |
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