{"product_id":"pop-culture-india-asha-kasbekar-ph-d-9781851096367","title":"Pop Culture India!: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe over-the-top musicals of Bollywood may be the most familiar aspect of Indian popular culture, but there are many more, all explored in this fascinating volume.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePop Culture India! Media, Arts, and Lifestyle\u003c\/i\u003e follows the rise of modern India's pop culture world, especially since the 1980s, when relaxed censorship and economic liberalization led to an explosion in movies, music, mass media, consumerism, spiritual practices, and more. It is a captivating introduction to a diverse nation whose appetite for entertainment has led to some surprising twists and turns in recent history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow did a popular Indian television series spark a change in government and the rise of Hindu nationalism? Are some Bollywood film companies laundering money for organized crime, or even al Qaeda? What accounts for the overwhelming popularity of that quaint vestige of colonialism, cricket? The answers, and many more intriguing insights, await the reader in \u003ci\u003ePop Culture India!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Asha Kasbekar Ph D.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1851096361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851096367\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.32h x 7.18w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2007 pg. 500","brand":"Asha Kasbekar Ph D.","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136927936767,"sku":"9781851096367","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_366b333f-f238-4346-b8ab-6f8c9e767628.jpg?v=1770165384","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pop-culture-india-asha-kasbekar-ph-d-9781851096367","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}