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The Politics and Poetics of Authenticity : A Cultural Genealogy of Sinhala Nationalism

By: Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : UCL Press, 2018Description: 1 Online-Ressource (176 p.)ISBN:
  • 9781787351288
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Erscheint auch als: Politics and poetics of authenticity. Druck-Ausgabe London : UCL Press, 2018DDC classification:
  • 305.89/14805493 23
LOC classification:
  • DS489.25.S5
Online resources: Summary: What is the role of cultural authenticity in the making of nations? Much scholarly and popular commentary on nationalism dismisses authenticity as a romantic fantasy or, worse, a deliberately constructed mythology used for political manipulation. The Politics and Poetics of Authenticity places authenticity at the heart of Sinhala nationalism in late nineteenth and twentieth-century Sri Lanka. It argues that the passion for the ‘real’ or the ‘authentic’ has played a significant role in shaping nationalist thinking and argues for an empathetic yet critical engagement with the idea of authenticityPPN: PPN: 1778546838Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-94-OAB
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