Literature & Trade Catalogue 2016–17

BIOGRAPHIES & MEMOIRS
FILM & MEDIA STUDIES
2-vol. box set
The Feringhees
Sir Robert and Sir William—Two Europeans in India
Elizabeth Hamilton
Popular imagination often pictures the English imperialist as
coldhearted. Drawing from memoirs, commentaries, and family
letters, Elizabeth Hamilton brings forth in two volumes an alternative
portrayal of her ancestors, Sir Robert Hamilton and Sir William Barton.
She traces their careers in India to present a different side of the
colonialists—of a quiet people, dedicated to upholding the law and
avoiding conflict. These two volumes help see the ‘arrogant
imperialist’ in a new light.
While Sir Hamilton encouraged good governance and deescalated
tensions, Sir Barton worked for reducing corruption in the
administration. Volume 1, The Proud Empire, traces the life of Sir Robert
Hamilton, from the beginning of his career under the watchful eye of
his father, up until his retirement. Volume 2, The Straight Race, tracks
Sir William Barton’s career in the early twentieth century. With three
books and many articles for newspapers and journals on the subject,
India remained an integral part of his life.
9780199457465 | HB | 2016 | `1,695
Elizabeth Hamilton, an independent researcher, was a lecturer for London University Tutorials Committee and
other extramural boards.
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SRK and Global Bollywood
Fingerprinting Popular Culture
The Mythic and the Iconic in Indian Cinema
Vinay Lal and Ashis Nandy (eds)
9780195692679 | OIP | 2007 | `350
Popular cinema, in recent times, has become for the middle class both an ideological
phalanx and a major vehicle of self-expression. The media-exposed public has in turn
become more accessible through the mythic structures and larger-than-life figures of popular
cinema. The medium has become a new, more powerful language of public discourse.
Fingerprinting Popular Culture is a product of this awareness. It uses Indian popular cinema to reexamine
the relationship between society, politics, and culture.
‘... it makes for some interesting reading, especially if one is looking for some serious and academic discourse on cinema’s
impact on Indian society and vice versa.’ —Deccan Herald
‘The contributors to this volume are known for their erudition on the subject. ... [T]he anthology is not without insights.’
—The Hindu
Rajinder Dudrah, Elke Mader, and Berhard Fuchs (eds)
The past few decades of accelerated globalization has revealed a strong preoccupation
with film stars and celebrity culture in India, and in this context Shah Rukh Khan, aka SRK,
has emerged as an important figure. As an actor, entrepreneur, and icon for India and
‘Indianness’, his appeal cuts across regional, linguistic, and national boundaries.
This collection of essays draws attention to the ways in which SRK’s stardom acts as an
emblem for diasporic and transnational desires in modern India and beyond.
Rajinder Dudrah
Elke Mader
Bernhard Fuchs
Austria.
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is enior lecturer in Screen Studies at the University of Manchester, UK.
is professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Vienna, Austria.
is faculty with the Department of European Ethnology, University of Vienna,
9780199460472 | HB | 2015 | `995