No Touching, No Spitting, No Praying
Author | : Saloni Mathur |
Publisher | : Routledge India |
Total Pages | : 269 |
Release | : 2014-11-28 |
ISBN-13 | : 1138796018 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781138796010 |
Rating | : 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis No Touching, No Spitting, No Praying by : Saloni Mathur
Download or read book No Touching, No Spitting, No Praying written by Saloni Mathur and published by Routledge India. This book was released on 2014-11-28 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together a range of essays that offer a new perspective on the dynamic history of the museum as a cultural institution in South Asia. It traces the museum from its origin as a tool of colonialism and adoption as a vehicle of sovereignty in the nationalist period, till its role in the present, as it reflects the fissured identities of the post-colonial period.