Forms of the Left in Postcolonial South Asia: Aesthetics, Networks and Connected Histories

by Lotte Hoek

Book Overview

This book explores the aesthetic forms of the political left across the borders of post-colonial, post-partition South Asia. Spanning India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh, the contributors study art, film, literature, poetry and cultural discourse to illuminate the ways in which political commitment has been given aesthetic form and artistic value by artists and by cultural and political activists in postcolonial South Asia.

With a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350230081
• ISBN13: 9781350230088
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"