{"product_id":"clothing-gandhis-nation-homespun-and-modern-india-9780253348821","title":"Clothing Gandhi's Nation: Homespun and Modern India","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lisa N. Trivedi\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Indiana University Press (Ips)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Asia - South - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eClothing Gandhi's Nation, \u003c\/i\u003e Lisa Trivedi explores the making of one of modern India's most enduring political symbols, \u003ci\u003ekhadi: \u003c\/i\u003e a homespun, home-woven cloth. The image of Mohandas K. Gandhi clothed simply in a loincloth and plying a spinning wheel is familiar around the world, as is the sight of Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and other political leaders dressed in \"Gandhi caps\" and \u003ci\u003ekhadi\u003c\/i\u003e shirts. Less widely understood is how these images associate the wearers with the swadeshi movement--which advocated the exclusive consumption of indigenous goods to establish India's autonomy from Great Britain--or how \u003ci\u003ekhadi\u003c\/i\u003e was used to create a visual expression of national identity after Independence. Trivedi brings together social history and the study of visual culture to account for \u003ci\u003ekhadi\u003c\/i\u003e as both symbol and commodity. Written in a clear narrative style, the book provides a cultural history of important and distinctive aspects of modern Indian history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press (Ips)","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46890761453719,"sku":"9780253348821","price":4241.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780253348821.webp?v=1770270662","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/clothing-gandhis-nation-homespun-and-modern-india-9780253348821","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}