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The Oppressive Present: Literature and Social Consciousness in Colonial India 1st edition
Sudhir Chandra
The Oppressive Present: Literature and Social Consciousness in Colonial India 1st edition
Sudhir Chandra
This book attempts to understand the dominant structure of social consciousness in modern India through a comprehensive analysis of literary and social texts generated in late-nineteenth century. It examines responses to Western ideals that influenced concepts of the individual, the family, the position of women, religious/caste differences and social hierarchy in the colonial period.
240 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | October 17, 2013 |
ISBN13 | 9780415717311 |
Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Pages | 238 |
Dimensions | 138 × 216 × 23 mm · 600 g |
Language | English |
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