Prime Time Soap Operas on Indian Television
Author:   Shoma Munshi
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415553773


Pages:   364
Publication Date:   15 September 2009
Replaced By:   9780367470906
Format:   Hardback
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Prime Time Soap Operas on Indian Television


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This book focuses on ‘urban family soaps’ on television and analyses them as an important resource for anthropological insights into contemporary social issues and practices. It studies the ‘popular’ and ‘everyday’ while also concentrating on the middle class.

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Author:   Shoma Munshi
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge India
Weight:   0.510kg
ISBN:  

9780415553773


ISBN 10:   0415553776
Pages:   364
Publication Date:   15 September 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780367470906
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. The Milieu of Production 3.  Key Elements of Production 4. Soap Tales 5. Women: Similar Genre, Different Representations 6. The Male Voice 7. Themes and Issues 8. Conclusion Appendix I: Tracking the Growth of Televsion in India Appendix II: TAM (Television Audience Measurement Ratings) Appendix III: Synopses of Soap Operas Bibliography

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Shoma Munshi is Division Head -- Social Sciences, and Professor of Anthropology at the American University of Kuwait (AUK).

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