Unbecoming Modern
Author | : Saurabh Dube |
Publisher | : Berghahn Books |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2006 |
ISBN-10 | : 8187358238 |
ISBN-13 | : 9788187358237 |
Rating | : 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Download or read book Unbecoming Modern written by Saurabh Dube and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Un becoming Modern: Colonialism, Modernity, Colonial Modernities explores the vital impact of the colonial pasts of India, Mexico, China, and even the United States on the processes through which these countries have become modern. The collection is unique as it brings together a range of disciplines and perspectives. The topics discussed include the Zapatista movement in southern Mexico, the image of the South in recent African-American literature, the theories of Andre Gunder Frank about the early modernization of Asian countries, and the contradictions of the colonial state in India.