{"product_id":"used-love-is-not-a-word","title":"USED: Love Is Not a Word","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdited by Debotri Dhar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished by Speaking Tiger Books, 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e210 pages, paperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the publisher:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eInsightful, informative and entertaining, this is a book that gives a true picture of love and relationships as they exist in India today, and have done over the centuries, from the Kama Sutra to the time of Tinder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA collection of twelve keen and insightful essays on love and desire. The book gives historical and cultural perspectives on Indian love (swayamvara, arranged marriages, and desi romance); the immortal love of Radha and Krishna that transcends theology; the story of a powerful, sexually desiring and desired courtesan\/nagarvadhu. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe politics of love is discussed and debated from a variety of angles: from the love jihad campaign against inter-religious marriage, to a critique of the savarna gaze in Indian cultural iconography and its meaning for Dalit women’s bodies and inter-caste love, to India’s legal battle to decriminalize same-sex love, to the subversive threat in single women’s self-love. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book includes intriguing and exquisite portrayals of love in literature, from Urdu shayari and bhasha writing, to the city fictions of love through Rome, Sydney, Buenos Aires, Istanbul, and back to Delhi, the ancient echoing through the modern. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith essays from some of the best writers of our times, including Makarand Paranjpe, Alka Pande, Malashri Lal, Rakshanda Jalil, Mehr Farooqi and Zafar Anjum, this delightful volume certainly suggests that love is not just a word.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Debotri Dhar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43219964723318,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/5662\/4502\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_72500965-cd34-4887-8cf4-30dfecf02d1d.jpg?v=1774301794","url":"https:\/\/breadandrosespress.com\/products\/used-love-is-not-a-word","provider":"Bread \u0026 Roses Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}