Véronique Béné , Schooling Passions: Nation, History, and Language in Contemporary Western India

Schooling Passions by Véronique Béné is a very successful attempt at understanding the nation and nationalism through a comprehensive analysis of school and schooling. The study was conducted at the turn of the millennium in Southern Maharashtra, India. The anthropologist studied several types of schools in the busy middle-sized city of Kolhapur, observing the daily life of pupils and teachers. Maharashtra, a large state of about 90 million inhabitants, has had a long and significant encount...