States Of Exception: Everyday Life and Postcolonial Identity
By Keya Ganguly.
Description
Postcolonial Studies/Cultural Studies Explores the conflict between capitalism and tradition in an immigrant community. A philosophical anthropology of everyday experience, this book is also a deeply informed and thought-provoking reflection on the work of cultural critique. States of Exception looks into a community of immigrants from India living in southern New Jersey-a group to whom the author, as a daughter of two of its members, enjoyed unprecedented access. Her position allows Keya Ganguly to approach the culture of a middle-class group (albeit one that is marginalized by racial p...
ISBN(s)
0816637172, 9780816637171
