Literature and Politics in the Age of Nationalism: The Progressive Episode in South Asia, 1932-56

by Talat Ahmed

This book aims to provide a historical account of the All-India Progressive Writers' Association (AIPWA). In a structured narrative, it focuses on the political processes inside India, events and circumstances in South Asia and the debates and literary movements in Europe and the United States to demonstrate how the literary project was specifically informed by literary-political movements. It explores the theorisation of literature and politics...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415480647
• ISBN13: 9780415480642
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Routledge India
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"