Crafting the Nation in Colonial India
by
A. McGowan
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0230612679
ISBN-13
9780230612679
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 11th, 2009
Print length
265 Pages
Weight
460 grams
Dimensions
21.70 x 15.10 x 1.80 cms
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Drawing on a wide range of archival evidence, Abigail McGowan argues that crafts seized the political imagination in western India because they provided a means of debating the present and future of the country.
Introduction Demanding Knowledge, Documenting the Body The Culture of Difference: From Colonial Knowledge to the Problem with Crafts Developing Traditions: Preservationist Design and the Independent Artisan The Cult of the Craftsman in the Spirit of Modernization: Rationalization, Efficiency and the Crafts Sector Conclusion: The Long Life of Difference: Gandhi and the Politics of Crafts after 1920
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