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The Mythic and the Iconic in Indian Cinema

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ISBN:

9780195692679

Publication date:

27/07/2007

Paperback

228 pages

216x140mm

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ISBN:

9780195692679

Publication date:

27/07/2007

Paperback

228 pages

Vinay Lal, Ashis Nandy

Rights:  World Rights

Vinay Lal, Ashis Nandy

Description

The book explores the extent to which Indian popular cinema offers a fresh view of South Asian public life while being a distinctive response to the new political presence of changing culture of the urban middle classes in the region. It uses the Indian popular cinema to re-examine the relationships among society, politics, and culture.


About the author

Vinay Lal, Associate Professor of History and Asian American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, and Ashis Nandy, Formerly Fellow, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi

Vinay Lal, Ashis Nandy

Vinay Lal, Ashis Nandy

Vinay Lal, Ashis Nandy

Vinay Lal, Ashis Nandy

Description

The book explores the extent to which Indian popular cinema offers a fresh view of South Asian public life while being a distinctive response to the new political presence of changing culture of the urban middle classes in the region. It uses the Indian popular cinema to re-examine the relationships among society, politics, and culture.


About the author

Vinay Lal, Associate Professor of History and Asian American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, and Ashis Nandy, Formerly Fellow, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi