{"product_id":"shaping-membership-defining-nation-the-cultural-politics-of-african-indians-in-south-asia-paperback-2","title":"Shaping Membership, Defining Nation: The Cultural Politics of African Indians in South Asia - 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\u003ePashington Obeng\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShaping Membership, Defining Nation\u003c\/i\u003e explores and interprets the social politics, religion, and history of Africans (Habshis\/Siddis) in Karnataka of South India. Focusing on the continuous dialog between African Indian historical formations and contemporary power structures, Pashington Obeng clearly explains the process of constructing socio-political and religious mores to respond to India's religious, socio-economic, and caste systems. The study begins by contextualizing the history of Africans in India before moving onto a sociological study. Pashington Obeng examines the formal and non-formal religious customs that stress African Indian agency in appropriating and shaping new forms of Indianness as well as African Diasporic realities. The book concludes with an important analysis of African Indian folksongs and dances.\u003ci\u003eShaping Membership, Defining Nation\u003c\/i\u003e is a ground-breaking study of interest to scholars of African History and contemporary Indian society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePashington Obeng\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of Africana studies at Wellesley College and Harvard University, and the author of \u003ci\u003eAsante Catholicism: Religious and Cultural Reproduction among the Akan of Ghana\u003c\/i\u003e (E.J. Brill).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 21, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45762229076165,"sku":"9780739114292","price":117.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/8KLvP25sFn9780739114292.webp?v=1781278211","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/shaping-membership-defining-nation-the-cultural-politics-of-african-indians-in-south-asia-paperback-2","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}