The Politics Of Self-expression

This book is about the politics of self-expression in South Asia and how it has changed over time. It is written by a professor at a university in London and it is considered an important intervention in the growing work on the politics of selfhood in South Asia.

The scope and arguments of this book make an innovative contribution to the historiography of modern South Asia, by focusing on the middle-class milieu which was the epicentre of this new political culture. Review: 'Daechsel's study is a deeply thoughtful and rich one, with interesting readings of Urdu sources, and a sophisticated, intriguing argument. His book is an important intervention in the growing work on the politics of selfhood in South Asia, in an interdisciplinary style which admirably suits the complexity of its subject matter and themes' - Javed Majeed, Queen Mary, University of London