How to Burn Down the House by Peter Francis
This book examines the 'nationhood' of India as a socio-political construct by examining the postcolonial texts of three well known authors. Despite the noticeable differences in terms of linguistic and stylistic tendencies, the three authors - Salman Rushdie, Vikram Seth, and Arundhati Roy - have explored the concept of identity and resilience through the multi-faceted lens of religion, language, caste, sex, family, community, and the collective past. India is represented as a construct that constitutes a dream, a collage of many colors, and a blending of cultures and nationalities in a pluralistic society. The canonical texts by Rushdie, Seth, and Roy offer a clear elucidation of the ways in which socially marginalized forces play out at the level of the individual and the nation.Peter has worked at Northumbria University since 1994, and formerly at Leicester and Hull Universities. He received his undergraduate degree from Northumbria University and went on to Hull University for his doctorate studies. He served as a Senior Advisor to the Home Office from 2002 to 2008, and from 1996, he has been a council member and trustee of the independent charity the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies at Kings College, London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780974867700 |
| ISBN 10 | 0974867705 |
| Title | How to Burn Down the House |
| Author | Peter Francis |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Promethean Books |
| Year published | 2004-11-11 |
| Number of pages | 90 |
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