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Public faces, private voices : community and individuality in South India

Individuality is often viewed as an exclusively Western value. In non-Western societies, collective identities seem to eclipse those of individuals. These generalities, however, have overlooked the importance of personal uniqueness, volition, and achievement in these cultures. This book weaves together personal life stories, historical description, and theoretical analysis to define individuality in South Asia and to distinguish it from its Western counterpart
eBook, English, ©1994
University of California Press, Berkeley, ©1994
1 online resource (x, 232 pages) : illustrations, maps
9780520914599, 9780585102962, 9780520084780, 0520914597, 0585102961, 0520084780
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1. Introduction: Individuality in South India
pt. 1. Public Faces. 2. The Nature of Civic Individuality. 3. Institutions and Big-men of a Madras City Community: George Town Today. 4. Making the Community: George Town in Social History. 5. A Portrait of Change. 6. The Decline of Community and the Roles of Big-men
pt. 2. Private Voices. 7. Themes of Individuality in Private and Public Lives: Personal Narratives. 8. Locating Individuality within the Collective Context
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