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The Mythic and the Iconic in Indian Cinema

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by Vinay Lal and Ashis Nandy

Type

Studies

Subject

Countries > India

Keywords

India, Hindi cinema, sociology

Publishing date

2007

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 226 pages
5 ½ x 8 ½ inches (14 x 21.5 cm)

ISBN

978-0-19-569267-9

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Book Presentation:
The book explores the extent to which Indian popular cinema offers a fresh view of South Asian public life while being a distinctive response to the new political presence of changing culture of the urban middle classes in the region. It uses the Indian popular cinema to re-examine the relationships among society, politics, and culture.

About the authors:
Vinay Lal, Associate Professor of History and Asian American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, and Ashis Nandy, Formerly Fellow, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi

See the publisher website: Oxford University Press