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The Social Space of Language: Vernacular Culture in British Colonial Punjab
Farina Mir
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Hardback. A cultural history set in Punjab that examines a body of popular literature to illustrate both the durability of a vernacular literary tradition and the limits of colonial dominance in British India. It asks how qisse, a vibrant genre of epics and romances, flourished in colonial Punjab despite British efforts to marginalize the Punjabi language. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 294 pages, 14 b/w photographs, 9 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
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 colonial Punjab despite British efforts to marginalize the Punjabi language. She explores topics including Punjabi linguistic practices, print and performance, and the symbolic content of qisse. She finds that although the British denied Punjabi language and literature almost all forms of state patronage, the resilience of this popular genre came from its old ... Read more
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 colonial Punjab despite British efforts to marginalize the Punjabi language. She explores topics including Punjabi linguistic practices, print and performance, and the symbolic content of qisse. She finds that although the British denied Punjabi language and literature almost all forms of state patronage, the resilience of this popular genre came from its old ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
Series
South Asia Across the Disciplines
Number of Pages
294
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520262690
SKU
V9780520262690
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About Farina Mir
Farina Mir is Associate Professor of History at the University of Michigan.
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