Pop culture India! : media, arts, and lifestyle / Asha Kasbekar. [print]

By:

Kasbekar, Asha [Author]

Contributor(s):

Credo Reference (Firm)

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Popular culture in the contemporary worldPublication details: Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, (c)2006.; (Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, (c)2012).Description: 1 online resource (16 entries) : 57 images, digital filesContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781849723862

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Electronic books.

LOC classification:

DS428.2.K19.P673 2012
DS428.2.K19.P673 2012

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Contents:

Introduction Music Theater Indian literature in English Print media in India- newspapers and magazines Radio Television Cinema Cricket Consumer culture Conclusion.

Abstract: India leads the United States in producing movies (Bollywood employs over one million people) and music (from rock to raga), and its people are every bit as addicted to sports, television, and pop culture as Americans. As for actor-politicians, the Indian state of Tamil Nadu has elected film stars as heads of government since 1967.Summary: Pop Culture India! Media, Arts, and Lifestyle follows the rise of modern India's pop culture world, especially since the 1980s, when relaxed censorship and economic liberalization led to an explosion in movies, music, mass media, consumerism, spiritual practices, and more. It is a captivating introduction to a diverse nation whose appetite for entertainment has led to some surprising twists and turns in recent history.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Reference (Library Use ONLY)	G. Allen Fleece Library Reference (1st floor - front of library)	RES	DS428.2 .K38 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available	Available in the CIU reference collection		31923001113220

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Introduction Music Theater Indian literature in English Print media in India- newspapers and magazines Radio Television Cinema Cricket Consumer culture Conclusion.

India leads the United States in producing movies (Bollywood employs over one million people) and music (from rock to raga), and its people are every bit as addicted to sports, television, and pop culture as Americans. As for actor-politicians, the Indian state of Tamil Nadu has elected film stars as heads of government since 1967.

Pop Culture India! Media, Arts, and Lifestyle follows the rise of modern India's pop culture world, especially since the 1980s, when relaxed censorship and economic liberalization led to an explosion in movies, music, mass media, consumerism, spiritual practices, and more. It is a captivating introduction to a diverse nation whose appetite for entertainment has led to some surprising twists and turns in recent history.

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