Negotiating languages : Urdu, Hindi, and the definition of modern South Asia /
Prior to the nineteenth century, South Asian dictionaries, glossaries, and vocabularies reflected a hierarchical vision of nature and human society. By the turn of the twentieth century, the modern dictionary had democratized and politicized language. Compiled #x93;scientifically" through #x93;...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
2016.
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Colección: | South Asia across the disciplines.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Table of Contents ; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Note on Transliteration; Chronology; 1. A Plot Discovered; 2. 1700: Between Microhistory and Macrostructures; 3. 1800: Through the Veil of Poetry; 4. 1900: Lexicography and the Self; 5. 1900: Grasping at Straws ; Conclusion ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index.