{"product_id":"tracking-modernity-indias-railway-and-the-culture-of-mobility-9780816665617","title":"Tracking Modernity  Indias Railway and the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ubiquitous railway as a symbol of the tensions of Indian modernity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eTracking Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e, Marian Aguiar demonstrates a compelling grasp of the complex discourses around and about India’s railway and its imbrication in the contested discourses of modernity, mobility, and migration. Aguiar offers both a panoramic and a concentrated view of the many modes of representation of the scene of the train, the spaces of the train, and the railway platform. Historically grounded, theoretically sophisticated, and clearly articulated, \u003ci\u003eTracking Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e takes us on a journey through the Indian landscape as it changes from colonial depictions, to postcolonial destinations constantly underlining the violence and terror that the train conjures for the Indian imagination alongside its endless capacity for restless movement.\" —Sangeeta Ray, University of Maryland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Tracking Modernity\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Permanent Way: Colonial Discourse of the Railway\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Machine of Empire: Technology and Decolonization\u003cbr\u003e  3. Partition and the Death Train\u003cbr\u003e 4. New Destinations: the Image of the Postcolonial Railway\u003cbr\u003e 5. Bollywood on the Train\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Terrorism and the Railway\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Filmography\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"MP - University Of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038551605591,"sku":"9780816665617","price":29.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/tracking-modernity-indias-railway-and-the-culture-of-mobility-9780816665617","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}