{"product_id":"shadows-at-noon-joya-chatterji-9780300272680","title":"Shadows at Noon: The South Asian Twentieth Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking view of South Asian history in the twentieth century that underlines the similarities and intertwined cultures of India and Pakistan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2023 \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize in History - Longlisted for the 2024 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Chatterji tells the story of the subcontinent's recent history in a fluent sweeping arc. . . . Wonderfully enjoyable to read . . . [and] sure to become a classic.\"--William Dalrymple, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This radically original and ambitious history of the Indian subcontinent explores the region's unique twentieth-century history and foregrounds the deep connections, rather than the well-publicized fissures, between the cultures of India and Pakistan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Taking the partitions of British India rather than the two world wars as the century's inflection points, Joya Chatterji examines how issues of nationalism, internal and external migration, and technological innovation contributed to South Asia's tumultuous twentieth century. Chatterji weaves together elements of her autobiography and family history; stories of such legendary figures as Tagore, Jinnah, Gandhi, and Nehru; and, in particular, the accounts of the many who were left behind and marginalized in relentless nation-building projects. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chatterji examines the countries' mirroring patterns in state building, social and cultural life, modes of leisure, consumption, and oppression, and offers a timely course correction to our understanding of the dynamics of South Asian history. It reframes the events of the twentieth century that are continuing to play out in the present day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joya Chatterji\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300272685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300272680\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.49h x 6.50w x 1.84d","brand":"Joya Chatterji","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44170015506687,"sku":"9780300272680","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c5ca5d03-9c50-4723-a4f4-f023a53f03ff.jpg?v=1689656314","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shadows-at-noon-joya-chatterji-9780300272680","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}