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This book comprising a blend of autobiography and intelletual history by some of South Asia`s foremost contemporary historians and sociologists, show that the postcolonial scholar`s presence in the West is a phenomenon worthy of analysis. It documents the compleities of the relationship between culture, Knowledgen and the individual, thereby highlighting the importance of singular as well as collective migrations the importance of singular as well as collective migrations today, alongside the circulation oflived experiences and knowledges across vast geographical spaces. It shows how the intervention of scholars of South Asian descent has reconstituted the debate on postcolonialism, imperialism, globalisation, capitalism, and natonal traditions. This book is quite unusual in being simultaneously entertaining, informative, and thought-provoking about the whole history of South Asia`s scholarly transactions with the West. ISBN : 9788178241678
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