Mistaken Modernity: India Between Worlds by Dipankar Gupta Paperback Book

Description: Mistaken Modernity by Dipankar Gupta Dipankar Guptas book critiques the hypocrisy of Indias elitist middle class, highlighting their unmodern attitudes despite claims of modernity. He emphasizes that true modernity is about social relations, not just technology and consumption, revealing how traditional values persist in contemporary Indian society. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description From Hindu notions of dirt, South Asias preference for women leaders to patronage in democratic politics, the author resolves many of the paradoxes of contemporary India in this book. Author Biography Dipankar Gupta is a professor of sociology at the School of Social Sciences at Jawaharlal Nehru University, and has also taught abroad. He writes regularly on sociopolitical issues in national newspapers. His other books are: Nativism in a Metropolis - The Shiv Sena in Bombay (1982); Context of Ethnicity - Sikh Identity in a Comparative Perspective (1996); Political Sociology in India (1996); Rivalry and Brotherhood - Politics in the Life of Farmers in Northern India (1997); Interrogating Caste - Understanding Hierarchy and Difference in India (2000); and Culture, Space and the Nation-State - From Sentiment to Structure. Details ISBN8172234147 Author Dipankar Gupta Pages 235 Year 2014 ISBN-10 8172234147 ISBN-13 9788172234140 Publication Date 2014-01-09 UK Release Date 2014-01-09 Format Paperback Imprint HarperCollins India Place of Publication New Dehli Country of Publication India Subtitle India Between Worlds Publisher HarperCollins India Audience General Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134492735;

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