Keywords for Modern India by Craig Jeffrey (English) Hardcover Book

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Keywords for Modern India provides a powerful introduction to modern India's culture, politics and society, through an exploration of the English language vocabulary that is used in writing in and about a country that is becoming ever more in need of understanding as it becomes increasingly significant in world affairs.

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What have English terms such as 'civil society', 'democracy', 'development' or 'nationalism' come to mean in an Indian context and how have their meanings and uses changed over time? Why are they the subjects of so much debate - in their everyday uses as well as amongst scholars? How did a concept such as 'Hinduism' come to be framed, and what does it mean now? What is 'caste'? Does it have quite the same meaning now as in the past? Why is the idea of 'faction' sosignificant in modern India? Why has the idea of 'empowerment' come to be used so extensively? These are the sorts of questions that are addressed in this book. Keywords for ModernIndia is modelled after the classic exploration of English culture and society through the study of keywords - words that are 'strong, important and persuasive' - by Raymond Williams. The book, like Williams' Keywords, is not a dictionary or an encyclopaedia. Williams said that his was 'an inquiry into a vocabulary', and Keywords for Modern India presents just such an inquiry into the vocabulary deployed in writing in and about India in the English language - whichhas long been and is becoming ever more a critically important language in India's culture and society. Exploring the changing uses and contested meanings of common but significant words is a powerful and illuminating way ofunderstanding contemporary India, for scholars and for students, and for general readers.

Author Biography

Craig Jeffrey is Director of the International Graduate School at the University of Oxford. He has conducted academic research on youth, politics, and education in India. His recent books include Timepass: Youth, Class, and the Politics of Waiting in India (2010) and India Today: Economy, Society, Politics (2012 with Stuart Corbridge and John Harriss). He is Professor of Development Geography at the University of Oxford and Fellow and Tutor ofGeography at St. John's College.John Harriss was previously Professor and Director of the Development Studies Institute, London School of Economics; and sometime Dean of the School of Development Studies at the University of East Anglia. He is a social anthropologist with long standing interests in the politics and political economy of India, where he has lived and conducted research on many occasions. He is Professor, and founding Director of the School for International Studies, Simon Fraser University; Visiting ResearchProfessor, National University of Singapore.

Table of Contents

1: Introduction2: Keywords for Modern India3: References and Further ReadingBibliography

Review

This book is not a dictionary or a glossary per se, but a cultural studies enterprise that examines words, their meanings, histories, and how they have changed in different contexts ... The volume's combined "References and Further Reading" section, organized by keyword but separate from the entries, points to resources in a lengthy, scholarly bibliography. * R. N. Sharma, emeritus, Monmouth University, CHOICE *

Long Description

What have English terms such as 'civil society', 'democracy', 'development' or 'nationalism' come to mean in an Indian context and how have their meanings and uses changed over time? Why are they the subjects of so much debate - in their everyday uses as well as amongst scholars? How did a concept such as 'Hinduism' come to be framed, and what does it mean now? What is 'caste'? Does it have quite the same meaning now as in the past? Why is the idea of 'faction' sosignificant in modern India? Why has the idea of 'empowerment' come to be used so extensively? These are the sorts of questions that are addressed in this book. Keywords for ModernIndia is modelled after the classic exploration of English culture and society through the study of keywords - words that are 'strong, important and persuasive' - by Raymond Williams. The book, like Williams' Keywords, is not a dictionary or an encyclopaedia. Williams said that his was 'an inquiry into a vocabulary', and Keywords for Modern India presents just such an inquiry into the vocabulary deployed in writing in and about India in the English language - whichhas long been and is becoming ever more a critically important language in India's culture and society. Exploring the changing uses and contested meanings of common but significant words is a powerful and illuminating way ofunderstanding contemporary India, for scholars and for students, and for general readers.

Review Quote

This book is not a dictionary or a glossary per se, but a cultural studies enterprise that examines words, their meanings, histories, and how they have changed in different contexts ... The volume's combined "References and Further Reading" section, organized by keyword but separate from the entries, points to resources in a lengthy, scholarly bibliography.

Feature

Provides elegant, accessible, state-of-the-art summaries of central debates pertaining to contemporary IndiaOffers an overview of key dynamics relating to the Indian economy, society and politicsPowerful introduction to modern India that will aid both students and general readers

Details ISBN019966563X Author John Harriss Year 2014 ISBN-10 019966563X ISBN-13 9780199665631 Format Hardcover Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 954.0532 Short Title KEYWORDS FOR MODERN INDIA Language English Media Book Birth 1973 Illustrations black & white illustrations Position Professor of International Studies, Simon Fraser University; and Visiting Research Professor Affiliation Professor of International Studies, Simon Fraser University; and Visiting Research Professor, National University of Singapore UK Release Date 2014-08-28 AU Release Date 2014-08-28 NZ Release Date 2014-08-28 Pages 214 Publisher Oxford University Press Publication Date 2014-08-28 Imprint Oxford University Press Alternative 9780199665648 Audience General We've got this

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