Beyond Belief: India and the Politics of Postcolonial Nationalism

Srirupa Roy

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Preface and Acknowledgments vii Introduction. Imagining Institutions, Instituting Diversity: Toward a Theory of Nation-State Formation 1 1. Moving Pictures: The Films Division of India and the Visual Practices of the Nation-State 32 2. Marching in Time: Republic Day Parades and the Ritual Practices of the Nation-State 66 3. Indian Darkness: Science, Development, and the Needs Discourse of the Nation-State 105 4. Cities of Hope: Steel Townships and the Spatial Practices of the Nation-State 133 Conclusion. After Midnight 157 Notes 171 Bibliography 219 Index 237

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