01143cam a2200181 4500 6620 2008319502 9780199456307 Raghavendra, M. K. Seduced by the familiar : narration and meaning in Indian popular cinema / M.K. Raghavendra. New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2008. x, 362 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-340) and index. CONTENTS: Introduction -- Narrative Convention and Form -- Indian Cinema Before 1947: In Search of a Definition -- The First Years of Independence: Birth of a Nation -- The 1950s and 1960s: The Idea of 'India' -- The 1970s: Crosscurrents -- The Furious 1980s: Undermining the Nation State -- Towards the New Millennium: The End of Conflict -- A Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Film Index -- General Index -- About the Author. This book looks at the seven decades of Indian social history from the perspective of popular cinema. Motion pictures -- History. Motion pictures India History. 5570 5570 0 0 ddc 0 0 MAIN RTCLIB RTCLIB MAIN 2018-11-27 10438 0 791.4 RAG 30011430 2018-11-27 00:00:00 2018-11-27 MAIN