Rule of the Commoner - Dmk and Formations of the Political in Tamil Nadu, 19491967

"This book seeks to explain the different aspects of DMK in Tamil Nadu in terms of populist mobilization rooted in a regional subaltern identity"--

List of contents

List of Tables; List of Maps; Acknowledgments; Note on Transliteration; Illustrations; Dedication; Introduction: Two Scenes of Departure; Part I. Ideation: 1. Construction of 'Dravidian -Tamil' People; 2. The Uses of Language; 3. Human Immanence; 4. Left Populism; Part II. Imagination: 5. The Play is the Thing; 6. Critical Hermeneutics; 7. Counter Narratives; 8. Power of Fiction; Part III. Mobilization: 9. The Grassroots; 10. The Waves; 11. The Eruption; 12. The Climb; Conclusion: Formations of the Political; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Rajan Kurai Krishnan is Associate Professor at the School of Culture and Creative Expressions, Dr B R Ambedkar University, Delhi. He regularly publishes articles on political theory, philosophy, global affairs, climate change and film theory.Ravindran Sriramachandran is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Ashoka University. His research interests include semiotics, environment and development, South Asian politics, and film studies.VMS Subagunarajan is an independent researcher in Chennai. He has written extensively on the Dravidian movement, especially on Periyar.

Summary

The plebian democratic mobilization effected by the DMK in Tamil Nadu was unique in many ways. In eighteen years, it managed to establish the Dravidian rule in Tamil Nadu. The book conceptually recaptures the party's growth under the twin rubrics of 'construction of a people' and 'formations of the political'.

Product details

• Authors: Rajan Krishnan, Rajan Kurai Krishnan, Rajan Kurai Sriramachandran Krishnan, Ravindran Sriramachandran, V M S Subagunarajan, V. M. S. Subagunarajan, VMS Subagunarajan
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9781009197175
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0919717-5
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Metamorphoses of the Political: Multidisciplinary Approaches; Metamorphoses of the Political
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, India, Tamil Nadu, c 1950 to c 1959, Asian History, c 1960 to c 1969, C 1945 To C 1960, Political structure and processes