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Human Rights and Public Memory in India: Historical Perspectives on Decolonization book cover

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Human Rights and Public Memory in India Historical Perspectives on Decolonization

By Michael Gottlob Copyright 2027
152 Pages
by Routledge

The book examines the political use of the past in post-colonial India. It shows how past ‘injustices’ are used to justify current violations of human rights. It shows how the recent and increased reappraisal of European colonial rule and postcolonial theory formation are introducing further confrontations into the struggles over memory and, with advancing globalization, they are beginning to... Read more

I. Human Rights and Remembrance - a Dilemma

II. Politics of History in India, or: 'Righting a Historical Wrong'

III. Indian Textbook Controversies

IV. Indian Historical Discourse under Colonialism

V. India's Connection to History

VI. On the Other Side of Globalization. Indian Queries to Western history

VII. History and Obstinacy in India

VIII. Inclusions and Exclusions in the Encounter between India and Europe

Biography

Michael Gottlob, retired (born 1950), taught German language and literature at universities in India and Italy Research interests: history and intercultural comparison of historical thought. Relevant publications:

Historical Thinking in South Asia. A Handbook of Sources from Colonial Times to the Present, 2003 (book)

India’s Unity in Diversity as a Question of Historical Perspective, 2007 (article)

History and Politics in Post-colonial India, 2011 (book)

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