About this title: Comprises edited papers from a joint meeting -- Identity, Society and Politics in India -- between the Department of History, University of Calcutta and the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
The common focus of all contributions is the nature of community and national identity in India. The issues presented here just touch upon a very crucial and complex problem: a problem that concerns the lives, beliefs and emotions of millions of human beings and raises issues as diverse as those human beings themselves.
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.
