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1 online resource (xv, 375 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-367) and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: 'Europe' and 'The Muslim World': A Brief History of Reciprocal Perceptions; Late Antiquity to the Beginnings of the Modern Era; Encounters in the Late Roman World; Islam in Western Europe: Al-Andalus; Encounter in the Levant: The Crusades; At the Gates of Vienna: The Ottomans in Europe; The Reformation: Ushering in the Modern Era; Part II: The Global Condition:Modernity and Its Critics; Culture and Identity in Modern Politics; The World Polity Approach; Institution; Decoupling; Actor and Action; Rationality and Rationalisation. |
| Summary |
This book highlights the present perceptions of the East and the West as seen through the eyes of eminent scholars from India, and in doing so, theorises on identity politics. Identity Politics in India and Europe combines qualitative methods (20 interviews) with historical and philosophical analysis. The first part of the book discusses the history of perceptions between the Europe of Latin Christianity and the so-called Muslim world, starting from the 7th century onwards. The second part is devoted to a discussion on the emergence of modernity and how it changed the identity politics of earl. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Identity politics -- India.
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Identity politics. |
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India. |
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Identity politics -- Europe.
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Europe. |
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Group identity -- India.
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Group identity. |
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Group identity -- Europe.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dusche, Michael. Identity politics in India and Europe. New Delhi, India ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 2010 9788132103042 (DLC) 2009044222 (OCoLC)460711580 |
| ISBN |
9788132104872 (electronic book) |
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8132104870 (electronic book) |
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9788132108009 (ebook) |
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8132108000 (ebook) |
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9788132103042 (hardback) |
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8132103041 (hardback) |
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