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The writer, the reader and the state : literary censorship in India /

This book offers a comprehensive account of the censorship of literature in India since Independence and the recent trends in literature banning.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chandran, Mini (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, 2017.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Besieged Wordsand Strategies of Control; 1 The Writer and the State:The Indian Literary Tradition; 2 Censorship Laws and Colonial Roots; 3 Banned in India: Books Denied to Indian Readers; 4 The Bhasha Fights: Censorship inRegional Languages; 5 Of Shame and Silence:The Emergency 1975-77; 6 The 'Democratization' of Censorship:Books and the Indian Public; Index; About the Author