Pleasure and the Nation

Pleasure and the Nation PDF Author: Rachel Dwyer
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 380

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Book Description
Breaking new ground, this volume explores the relationship between popular pleasure and the construction of the nation of India. Subjects covered in this volume range from nineteenth-century popular mythological tracts to Hindi and Tamil films and the fan clubs and gossip magazines that sustain this hugely important aspect of Indian life.