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Bengal was the first “modern” province in India-the first, that is, to undergo a forced encounter with Western modernity. Beginning with this premise, the writers in Texts of Power consider what the case of Bengal says about the workings of Western modernity in a colonial setting. A truly interdisciplinary effort, this collection probes questions of pedagogy, nationalism, and gender. Among the subjects explored are colonialist and nationalist surveillance of Bengali literature; the disposition of the nation’s art; the politics of child-rearing; the mapping of Calcutta; and the disciplining of historical memory. By applying the theoretical insights of recent historical and cultural studies to the specific circumstances of Bengal, the authors develop a new approach to Indian intellectual and cultural history. Their work makes a significant contribution to our understanding of contemporary intellectual modernity. Contributors: Pradip Kumar Bose, Keya Dasgupta, Tapati Guha-Thakurta, all at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta; Tapti Roy, Maharani Kashiswari College, Calcutta; Ranabir Samaddar, Maulana Azad Institute of Asian Studies.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
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  1. Contents
  2. p. vii
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  1. Illustrations and Tables
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. xi-xiii
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  1. 1. The Disciplines in Colonial Bengal
  2. Partha Chatterjee
  3. pp. 1-29
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  1. 2. Disciplining the Printed Text: Colonial and Nationalist Surveillance of Bengali Literature
  2. Tapti Roy
  3. pp. 30-62
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  1. 3. Recovering the Nation's Art
  2. Tapati Guha-Thakurta
  3. pp. 63-92
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  1. 4. A Modern Science of Politics for the Colonized
  2. Partha Chatterjee
  3. pp. 93-117
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  1. 5. Sons of the Nation: Child Rearing in the New Family
  2. Pradip Kumar Bose
  3. pp. 118-144
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  1. 6. A City Away from Home: The Mapping of Calcutta
  2. Keya Dasgupta
  3. pp. 145-166
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  1. 7. Territory and People: The Disciplining of Historical Memory
  2. Ranabir Samaddar
  3. pp. 167-200
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 201-208
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  1. Contributors
  2. pp. 209-210
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 211-220
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