Photos of the Gods :
Pinney, Christopher
Photos of the Gods : the printed image and political struggle in India - London Reaktion Books Ltd. 2009 - 238p.
CONTENTS
Introduction: The Possibility of a Visual History 7
1. Indian Images Under the Shadow of Colonialism 13
2. Staging Hinduism: Lithographs and Popular Theatre in Calcutta, 1870-1885 25
3. Peshwas, Parrots and Bombs: Lithographs and Politics in Western India, 1870-1885 45
4. Lithographs and the Camera in Bombay and Delhi, 1890-1925 59
5. Pastoral Realism: The Nathdvara Devotional Aesthetic, 1925-1935 79
6. The Politics of Popular Images: From Cow Protection to M. K. Gandhi, 1890-1950 105
7. Half-Seen in Advance: Picture Production in Independent India, 1950-2000 145
8. What Pictures Want Now: Rural Consumers of Images, 1980-2000 181
Epilogue: The Recursive Archive 201
References 211
Select Bibliography 223
Acknowledgements 226
A Note on Transliteration 227
List of Illustrations 228
Index 231
9781861891846
320.095409045 / PIN
Photos of the Gods : the printed image and political struggle in India - London Reaktion Books Ltd. 2009 - 238p.
CONTENTS
Introduction: The Possibility of a Visual History 7
1. Indian Images Under the Shadow of Colonialism 13
2. Staging Hinduism: Lithographs and Popular Theatre in Calcutta, 1870-1885 25
3. Peshwas, Parrots and Bombs: Lithographs and Politics in Western India, 1870-1885 45
4. Lithographs and the Camera in Bombay and Delhi, 1890-1925 59
5. Pastoral Realism: The Nathdvara Devotional Aesthetic, 1925-1935 79
6. The Politics of Popular Images: From Cow Protection to M. K. Gandhi, 1890-1950 105
7. Half-Seen in Advance: Picture Production in Independent India, 1950-2000 145
8. What Pictures Want Now: Rural Consumers of Images, 1980-2000 181
Epilogue: The Recursive Archive 201
References 211
Select Bibliography 223
Acknowledgements 226
A Note on Transliteration 227
List of Illustrations 228
Index 231
9781861891846
320.095409045 / PIN