{"product_id":"historicizing-myths-in-contemporary-india-swapna-gopinath-9781032425214","title":"Historicizing Myths in Contemporary India: Cinematic Representations and Nationalist Agendas in Hindi Cinema","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book examines cinematic practices in Bollywood as narratives that assist in shaping the imagination of the age, especially in contemporary India. It examines historical films released in India since the new millennium and analyses cinema as a reflection of the changing socio-political and economic conditions at any given period. The chapters in \u003cstrong\u003eHistoricizing Myths in Contemporary India: Cinematic Representations and Nationalist Agendas in Hindi Cinemas\u003c\/strong\u003e also illuminate different perspectives on how cinematic historical representations follow political patterns and market compulsions, giving precedence to a certain past over the other, creating a narrative suited for the dominant narrative of the present. From \u003ci\u003eMughal-e-Azam\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003ePadmaavat\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBajirao Mastani\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eRaazi\u003c\/i\u003e, the chapters show how creating history out of myths validate hegemonic identities in a rapidly evolving Indian society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe volume will be of interest to scholars of film and media studies, literature and culture studies, and South Asian studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Swapna Gopinath\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032425210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032425214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge Chapman \u0026amp; Hall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.48d","brand":"Swapna Gopinath","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123227488511,"sku":"9781032425214","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_036cae96-ab9e-408b-8fa6-e46166667dd6.jpg?v=1687429667","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/historicizing-myths-in-contemporary-india-swapna-gopinath-9781032425214","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}