| Description |
xx, 285 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Local resistance to global Bangalore : reading minority Indian cinema / M.K. Raghavendra -- 'Breaking news, Indian style' : politics, democracy, and Indian news relevision / Nalin Mehta -- Emancipation or anchored individualism? : women and TV soaps in India / Shehina Fazal -- Indian feminisms : issues of sexuality and representation / Geetanjali Gangoli -- The Tragada Bhavaiya contribution to the making of Hindu identity in Saurastra / by Jayasinhji Jhala -- The Mahabharata's imprint on contemporary literature and film / Pamela Lothspeich -- India : religious nationalism and changing profile of popular culture / Ram Puniyani -- Private music : individualism, authenticity, and genre boundaries in the Bombay music industry / Peter Kvetko -- Indian popular culture and its 'others' : Bollywood dance and anti-nautch in twenty-first century global India / Anna Morcom -- From zenana to cinema : the impact of royal aesthetics on Bollywood film / Angma Dey Jhala -- Gods, kings and local Telugu guys : competing visions of the heroic in Indian comic books / Karline McLain -- The gated romance of 'India shining' : visualizing urban lifestyle in advertisement of residential housing development / Christiane Brosius -- Advertising in a globalised India / Lynne Ciochetto -- India goes to the blogs : cyberspace, identity, community / Pramod K. Nayar -- The Indian software industry : cultural factors underpinning its evolution / Florian Taeube -- Opiate of the masses or one in a billion : trying to unravel the Indian sporting mystery / Boria Majumdar -- Going places : popular tourism writing in India / Anna Kurian -- The discreet charm of Indian street food / Bhaskar Mukhopadhyay |
| Summary |
"This book explores India's rich popular culture. Chapters provide illuminating insights into various aspects of the social, cultural, economic and political realities of contemporary globalised India. Structured thematically and drawing on a broad range of academic disciplines, the book deals with critical issues." "The book offers comprehensive coverage of the emerging discipline of popular culture in India. It is essential reading for courses on Indian popular culture and a useful resource for more general courses in the field of cultural studies, media studies, history, literary studies and communication studies." --Book Jacket |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-281) and index |
| Subject |
Popular culture -- Social aspects -- India.
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Globalization -- Social aspects -- India.
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| Genre/Form |
Aufsatzsammlung
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| Author |
Gokulsing, K. Moti, editor
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Dissanayake, Wimal, editor
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| LC no. |
2008029016 |
| ISBN |
9780415476669 (hardback) (alkaline paper) |
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0415476666 (hardback) (alkaline paper) |
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9780415476676 (paperback) (alkaline paper) |
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0415476674 (paperback) (alkaline paper) |
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