Politics of the (Im)possible by Barnita Bagchi Hardcover Book (English)

Politics of the (Im)possible

by Barnita Bagchi

Brings together articles on utopia and dystopia in a breadth of disciplines - history, literature, gender studies, political science, sociology, anthropology, and Native American Studies. This title revolves around a word coined by Sir Thomas More which has become one of the most resonant concepts in the history of ideas: 'Utopia'.

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Publisher Description

This volume brings together articles on utopia and dystopia in a breadth of disciplines-history, literature, gender studies, political science, sociology, anthropology, and Native American Studies. Utopia and dystopia are modes and resonances present in all parts of the world, not just Europe and white North America. Equally, utopian and dystopian thought and practice are and have always been gendered. Utopia, memory and temporality often intersect in strange and surprising ways. Three dimensions are thus central to the enterprise undertaken in this volume: 1The relationship between utopia/dystopia and time/memory 2The focus on Europe and areas outside Europe at the same time 3The gendered analysis of utopia/dystopia Contributors to this volume include prominent experts in fields as varied as Development Studies, Cultural Studies, Women's Studies and Literature.

Author Biography

Barnita Bagchi is faculty in Literary Studies at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. She was previously a faculty member at Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK), India. She is an Executive Committee Member of the International Standing Conference for the History of Education (ISCHE). Her published books include Pliable Pupils and Suffi cient Self-Directors: Narratives of Female Education by Five British Women Writers, 1778-1814 (2004); Webs of History: Information, Communication, and Technology from Early to Post-Colonial India (co-edited with A.K. Bagchi and D. Sinha, 2005); and a critical edition and part translation, Sultana's Dream and Padmarag: Two Feminist Utopias.

Table of Contents

Introduction - Barnita Bagchi PART ONE: UTOPIA AND DYSTOPIA: DEBATES AND RESONANCES Utopia: Future and/or Alterity? - Miguel Abensour Echo of an Impossible Return: An Essay Concerning Fredric Jameson's Utopian Thought and Gathering and Hunting Social Relations - Peter Kulchyski Radicalism in Early Modern England: Innovation or Reformation? - Rachel Foxley Dystopia, Utopia, and Akhtaruzzaman Elias's Novel Khowabnam - Subhoranjan Dasgupta Palestine: Land of Utopias - Sonia Dayan-Herzbrun PART TWO: ENGENDERING UTOPIA AND DYSTOPIA 'One Darling though Terrific Theme': Anna Wheeler and the Rights of Women - Theresa Moriarty A Parliament of Women: Dystopia in Nineteenth-century Bengali Imagination - Samita Sen 'Empire Builder': A Utopian Alternative to Citizenship for Early 20th Century British 'Ladies' - Martine Spensky Ladylands and Sacrificial Holes: Utopias and Dystopias in Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain's Writings - Barnita Bagchi Utopia in the Subjunctive Mood: Bessie Head's When Rain Clouds Gather - Modhumita Roy PART THREE: CONCLUSION Globalization, Development and Resistance of Utopian Dreams to the Praxis of Dystopian Utopia - Marie-Claire Caloz-Tschopp Index

Review

The book presents an in-depth philosophical account of why 'utopia has been the mother of exact sciences. Writings of different thinkers on utopia and dystopia display a rather complex interplay between the actual and the possible, dream and reality and ideal or the monstrous communities. A must read -- The Tribune This anthology brings together chapters on utopia and dystopia from a rich breadth of disciplines...What is significant about this volume is that it makes readers realize that utopia/dystopia studies cannot be and are not restricted to any period of time and place. -- The Statesman

Details ISBN8132107349 Author Barnita Bagchi Year 2012 ISBN-10 8132107349 ISBN-13 9788132107347 Media Book Format Hardcover Publisher SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd Subtitle Utopia and Dystopia Reconsidered Place of Publication New Delhi Country of Publication India Edited by Barnita Bagchi DEWEY 321.07 Publication Date 2012-05-30 Pages 256 Imprint SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd Short Title POLITICS OF THE IMPOSSIBLE Language English Dimensions149mm x 224mm x 24mm

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• Condition: New
• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 9788132107347
• ISBN: 9788132107347
• EAN: 9788132107347

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