The social space of language : vernacular culture in British colonial Punjab /

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This rich cultural history set in Punjab examines a little-studied body of popular literature to illustrate both the durability of a vernacular literary tradition and the limits of colonial dominance in British India. Farina Mir asks how qisse, a vibrant genre of epics and romances, flourished in co...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mir, Farina (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2010.
Colección:South Asia across the disciplines.
Temas:
1800-1999
Panjabi literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Panjabi literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Literature and society > India > Punjab > History > 19th century.
Literature and society > India > Punjab > History > 20th century.
Littérature pendjabi > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature pendjabi > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature et société > Inde > Pendjab > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Littérature et société > Inde > Pendjab > Histoire > 20e siècle.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
HISTORY > Asia > General.
Intellectual life.
Literature and society.
Panjabi literature.
Punjab (India) > Intellectual life > 19th century.
Punjab (India) > Intellectual life > 20th century.
India
Pendjab (Inde) > Vie intellectuelle > 19e siècle.
Pendjab (Inde) > Vie intellectuelle > 20e siècle.
India > Punjab.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Forging a language policy
  • Punjabi print culture
  • A Punjabi literary formation
  • Place and personhood
  • Piety and devotion
  • Conclusion.

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