Public Faces, Private Voices Community and Individuality in South India

Name: Public Faces, Private Voices Community and Individuality in South India
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ISBN: 9780520084780

ISBN-10: 0520084780

ISBN-13: 9780520084780

Edition: 1994

Authors: Mattison Mines

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Individuality is often viewed as an exclusively Western value. In non-Western societies, collective identities seem to eclipse those of individuals. These generalities, however, have overlooked the importance of personal uniqueness, volition, and achievement in these cultures. As an anthropologist in Tamil Nadu, South India, Mattison Mines found private and public expressions of self in all sectors of society. Based on his twenty-five years of field research,Public Faces, Private Voicesweaves together personal life stories, historical description, and theoretical analysis to define individuality in South Asia and to distinguish it from its Western counterpart. This engaging and…

Book details

List price: $85.00
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 12/19/1994
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 244
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.298



List of Figures and Maps


Acknowledgments



Introduction: Individuality in South India



Public Faces



The Nature of Civic Individuality



Institutions and Big-men of a Madras City Community: George Town Today



Making the Community: George Town in Social History



A Portrait of Change



The Decline of Community and the Roles of Big-men



Private Voices



Themes of Individuality in Private and Public Lives: Personal Narratives



Locating Individuality within the Collective Context



Conclusions


Notes


Bibliography


Index