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PROF Rachel Dwyer's Outputs (16)

Bombay before Mumbai: Essays in honour of Jim Masselos. (2019)
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Kidambi, P., Kamat, M., & Dwyer, R. (Eds.). (2019). Bombay before Mumbai: Essays in honour of Jim Masselos. Hurst and Co. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190061708.001.0001

‘City of Gold’, ‘Urbs Prima in Indis’, ‘Maximum City’: no Indian metropolis has captivated the public imagination quite like Mumbai. The past decade has seen an explosion of historical writing on the city that was once Bombay. This book, featuring ne... Read More about Bombay before Mumbai: Essays in honour of Jim Masselos..

Key concepts in modern Indian studies (2015)
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Dharampal-Frick, G., Dwyer, R., Kirloskar-Steinbach, M., & Phalkey, J. (Eds.). (2015). Key concepts in modern Indian studies. Oxford University Press/New York University Press

Bollywood (2015)
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Dwyer, R. (Ed.). (2015). Bollywood. Routledge

Serious research on Bollywood—perhaps the most well-known and vital aspect of contemporary Indian culture—has flourished in recent decades. This new four-volume collection from Routledge meets the need for an authoritative anthology to enable users t... Read More about Bollywood.

Bollywood’s India: Hindi cinema as a guide to contemporary India (2014)
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Dwyer, R. (2014). Bollywood’s India: Hindi cinema as a guide to contemporary India. Reaktion Books

Bollywood movies have long been known for their colourful song-and-dance numbers and knack of combining drama, comedy, action-adventure and music. But these films rarely reflect the reality of life on the Indian subcontinent. In this book Rachel Dwye... Read More about Bollywood’s India: Hindi cinema as a guide to contemporary India.

What do Hindus believe? (2008)
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Dwyer, R. (2008). What do Hindus believe?. Granta

Hinduism is a much contested term used to describe the wide range of religious beliefs and practices of more than 800 million people, most of whom live in India. While some regard Hinduism as diverse but coherent, others argue that in the absence of... Read More about What do Hindus believe?.

Yash Chopra (2002)
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Dwyer, R. (2002). Yash Chopra. British Film Institute. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781838710965

As a charismatic director in the Indian film industry, Chopra’s name is synonymous with the glamour of the romantic film and a certain style within Indian culture. Spanning four decades, his directed features include some of the classic films of Indi... Read More about Yash Chopra.