Marxist Thought in South Asia
About this ebook
Reinvigorating the study of Marxism within the South Asian context, this volume of Political Power and Social Theory highlights lesser-known thinkers to unsettle the propensity within the Marxist cannon to disproportionately fixate on white male theorists. Forging an anti-imperialist Marxism through dialectical and historical approaches, chapters demonstrate how the South Asian facet of this revolutionary tradition can contribute to and even reenergize global Marxist theory.
About the author
Kristin Plys is Associate Professor in the Sociology and History departments at the University of Toronto, Canada, and the 2023-24 J. Clawson Mills Fellow at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She specializes in Marxist theory in the Global South and left histories of Pakistan and India in the 1970s.
Priyansh is a PhD Candidate in Physical Cultural Studies at the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Canada. His research broadly looks at the relationship of sport and politics, with a special focus on the Indian state’s interventions in sport policy.
Kanishka Goonewardena is Professor of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto, Canada. His research is located at the intersection of critical theory, urban studies and political economy, with emphasis on theories of space, ideology and imperialism.
