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Critique of subaltern studies

23Mar08

“The postmodern valorization of fragment in subaltern historiography hurts the cause of the unity of the oppressed and helps Hindu extremists” (Chakrabarty, Habitations, 2002, p. 18. he is paraphrasing the critiques of subaltern studies not saying this himself. Dipesh’s point is that-later in the book- that subaltern studies lost it trajectory by falling into bad [...]

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