{"product_id":"cosmopolitan-elites-and-the-making-of-globality-m-n-roy-and-fellow-anti-colonial-communist-and-humanist-intellectuals-c-1915-1960-paperback","title":"Cosmopolitan Elites and the Making of Globality: M. N. Roy and Fellow Anti-Colonial, Communist and Humanist Intellectuals, c. 1915 - 1960 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeonie Wolters\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs ideologies such as communism, fascism and various nationalisms vied for global domination during the first half of the 20th century, this book shows how a specific group of individuals - a cosmopolitan elite - became representatives of those ideologies the world over. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCentering on the Indian intellectual M.N Roy, \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan Elites and the Making of Globality\u003c\/i\u003e situates his life within various social circles that covered several ideological realms and continents. An example of an individual who represented ideologies such as anticolonial nationalism, communism and humanism, Roy is identified as unusual but by no means singular in this capacity, and shows how other elites were similarly able to represent ideologies that sought to make the world anew. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book explores how Roy and his peers and competitors became a political elite as they cultivated a cosmopolitan reputation that meant they were taken seriously even when speaking of regions outside of their own. By considering the social and performative practices that turned them into credible, global, cosmopolitans, Wolters uncovers the exclusive basis on which the universal claims of world-changing ideologies were made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeonie Wolters\u003c\/b\u003e is a postdoc researcher at the Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History in Potsdam, Germany. Having studied in Utrecht, Edinburgh and Dar es Salaam she has also worked in journalism and created several documentaries for Dutch radio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45774975664325,"sku":"9781350373181","price":71.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/coz6NvfhSM9781350373181.webp?v=1770529174","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/cosmopolitan-elites-and-the-making-of-globality-m-n-roy-and-fellow-anti-colonial-communist-and-humanist-intellectuals-c-1915-1960-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}