{"product_id":"postcolonial-indian-city-literature-dibyakusum-ray-9780367763008","title":"Postcolonial Indian City-Literature: Policy, Politics and Evolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow is the city represented through literature from the post-colonies? This book searches for an answer to this question, by keeping its focus on India--from after Independence to the millennia. How does the urban space and the literature depicting it form a dialogue within? How have Indian cities grown in the past six decades, as well as the literature focused on it? How does the city-lit depart from organic realism to dissonant themes of \"reclamation\"? Most importantly--who does the city (and its narratives) belong to?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the juxtaposition of critical theories, sociological data, urban studies and variant literary works by a wide range of Indian authors, this book is divided into four temporal phases: the nation-building of the 50-60s, the dictatorial 70s, the neoliberalization of the 80-90s and the early 2000s. Each section covers the dominant socio-political thematics of the time and its effect on urbanism along with historical data from various resources, followed by an analysis of contemporaneously significant literary works--novel, short stories, plays, poetry and graphic novel. Each chapter comments on how literature, perceived as a historical phenomenon, frames real and imagined constructs and experiences of cities. To give the reader a more expansive idea of the complex nature of city-lit, the literary examples abound not only \"Indian Writings in English,\" but vernacular, cult-works as well with suitable translations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its focus on philosophy, urban studies and a unique canon of literature, this book offers elements of critical discussion to researchers, emergent university disciplines and curious readers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dibyakusum Ray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367763001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367763008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Dibyakusum Ray","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136031043839,"sku":"9780367763008","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f884287d-62dc-4bf0-a492-fabee5c91aaa.jpg?v=1770160050","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/postcolonial-indian-city-literature-dibyakusum-ray-9780367763008","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}