Constructing Post-Colonial India
National Character and the Doon School
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies
| Author: | Sanjay Srivastava | ISBN: | 9781134683581 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | September 27, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sanjay Srivastava |
| ISBN: | 9781134683581 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | September 27, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
An interdisciplinary and engaging book which looks at the nature of Indian society since Independence and unpacks what post-colonialism means to Indian citizens. Using the case study of the Doon School, a famous boarding school for boys, and one of the leading educational institutions in India, the author argues that to be post-colonial in India is to be modern, rational, secular and urban. In placing post-colonialism in this concrete social context, and analysing how it is constructed, the author renders a complex and often rather abstract subject accessible.
An interdisciplinary and engaging book which looks at the nature of Indian society since Independence and unpacks what post-colonialism means to Indian citizens. Using the case study of the Doon School, a famous boarding school for boys, and one of the leading educational institutions in India, the author argues that to be post-colonial in India is to be modern, rational, secular and urban. In placing post-colonialism in this concrete social context, and analysing how it is constructed, the author renders a complex and often rather abstract subject accessible.
