Gandhi's Spinning Wheel and the Making of India

By Rebecca M. Brown

Book Overview

Spinning was seen as both an economic and political activity that could bring together the diverse population of South Asia. This book looks at the politics of spinning both as a visual symbol and as a symbolic practice. It traces the genealogy of spinning from its early colonial manifestations in Company painting to its reinterpretation, deployment and manipulation by the anti-colonial movement.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415494311
• ISBN13: 9780415494311
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.5"