Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface and acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction. Imagining Institutions, Instituting Diversity Toward a Theory of Nation-State Formation 1
5. Chapter 1. Moving Pictures The Films Division of India and the Visual Practices of the Nation-State 32
6. Chapter 2. Marching in Time Republic Day Parades and the Ritual Practices of the Nation-State 66
7. Chapter 3. Indian Darkness Science, Development, and the Needs Discourse of the Nation-State 105
8. Chapter 4. Cities of Hope Steel Townships and the Spatial Practices of the Nation-State 133
9. Conclusion After Midnight 157
10. Notes 171
11. Bibliography 219
12. Index 237