Heterotopias
Nationalism and the Possibility of History in South Asia
Edited by Manu Bhagavan
Table of Contents
Introduction, Manu Bhagavan
Part One
1. Local Nationalism or Secessionism?: History, Politics, and Identity Struggle of Tai-Ahom in Assam, Yasmin Saikia
2. Kashmir and Kashmiriyat: The Politics of Diversity in South Asia, Chitralekha Zutshi
Part Two
3. Against the Current: Sita and her Foils in Modern Tamil and Telugu Short Stories, Paula Richman
4. Ghalib and his Interlocutors, Syed Akbar Hyder
Part Three
5. Muhammad Iqbal and the Crisis of Representation in British India, Faisal Devji
6. The Strange Violence of Satyagraha: Gandhi, Itihaas, and History, Ajay Skaria
Conclusion: The Post-History of Communalism, Gyanendra Pandey