Development dramas : reimagining rural political action in Eastern India /: reimagining rural political action in Eastern India. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Dia Da Costa.
• Other Names: Da Costa, Dia
• Contents: Part I; Introduction: Reimagining Development and Rural Political Action; One Development Dramas and World-Historical Anomalies; Two The Work of Political Theatre in a Democratic Place; Three Political Society in Formation: Staging Early Critiques; Part II; Four Spect-actors of History; Five 'Spoiled Sons' and 'Sincere Daughters': Schooling, Security, and Empowerment; Six Have they Disabled Us? Liquor Production and Grammars of Material Distress; Seven The Snake-Goddess and her Antidote: Compelling Collectivity against Inequality and UncertaintyConclusion; Bibliography; Index.
• Publisher Details: New Delhi New York : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 302 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 306.09; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General; Theater -- Political aspects -- India -- West Bengal; Theater and society -- India -- West Bengal; Political plays, Bengali -- History and criticism; Rural poor -- Political aspects -- India -- West Bengal; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture; Ländlicher Raum; Politisches Theater; Politisches Handeln; India -- Politics and government -- 21st century; West Bengal; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781317810070; 1317810074; 1315816253; 9781315816258; 9781317810087; 1317810082
• Related ISBNs: 9780415553735; 0415553733
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-291) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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