Critical Events: An Anthropological Perspective on Contemporary India by Veena Das

Critical Events: An Anthropological Perspective on Contemporary India

Veena Das

240 pages first pub 1995 (editions)

nonfiction challenging emotional informative medium-paced

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This book identifies critical moments in contemporary Indian history, such as the Partition of India, the Bhopal industrial disaster, and recent widow deaths. It describes the implications of these events for India and analyzes, through them, the ...

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