Overseas program(s):
India Fall 2015
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The mall as a reinforcing symbol of Orientalist dichotomies - After winding through the colorful and cluttered streets of India, entering the shiny, white, and supersized environment of the Select City Walk mall complex transforms the world around you. Instead of hustling street shops and local venders calling out prices, the mall contains almost exclusively western stores catered to tourists and upper-class locals. Any […]
The History of India by John McLeod~~Response - 1. Relations between ancient Indian history and contemporary India Continuing to be a significant determiner in the socioeconomic conditions of modern Indians, the caste system lies in the foundation of ancient Indian culture and religious belief. Mcleod asserts that the caste system arose out of the merging of the Aryan vernas and jatis. In Aryan […]