Internationallty renowned author and activist Rustom Bharucha analyses a wide range of cultural activities, from film to street theatre, painting and literature, which attempt to counter the threats of communalism and globalization. Drawing on the anti-fascist and anti-imperialist legacy of movements of the 1940s, he questions what it means to be secular in India today, within the larger framework of cultural activism and citizenship.
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Author and activist Rustom Bharucha analyzes a wide range of cultural activities, from film to street theatre, painting and literature, which attempt to counter the threats of communalism and globalization. Drawing on the anti-fascist and anti-imperialist legacy of movements of the 1940s, he questions what it means to be secular in India today, within the larger framework of cultural activism and citizenship.
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0195648897
- ISBN 13 9780195648898
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages212