The Politics and Poetics of Authenticity : A Cultural Genealogy of Sinhala Nationalism

• Tác giả: Harshana Rambukwella
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-1787351288
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 305.8914805493 Ethnic and national groups
• Thông tin xuất bản: London : UCL Press, 2018
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 electronic resource (176 p.)
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 178465
• Chủ đề: 1. Asian history; 2. History; 3. Literature & literary studies; 4. Nationalism; 5. Regional & national history

Tóm tắt

What is the role of cultural authenticity in the making of nations? Much scholarly and popular commentary on nationalism dismisses authenticity as a romantic fantasy or, worse, a deliberately constructed mythology used for political manipulation. The Politics and Poetics of Authenticity places authenticity at the heart of Sinhala nationalism in late nineteenth and twentieth-century Sri Lanka. It argues that the passion for the 'real' or the 'authentic' has played a significant role in shaping nationalist thinking and argues for an empathetic yet critical engagement with the idea of authenticity.