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Hobson-Jobson: The Definitive Glossary of British India (Oxford World's Classics)
Henry Yule
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'A glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases, and of kindred terms, etymological, historical, geographical and discursive.' Hobson-Jobson is a unique work of maverick scholarship. Compiled in 1886 by two India enthusiasts, it documents the words and phrases that entered English from Arabic, Persian, Indian, and Chinese sources - and vice versa. Described by Salman Rushdie as 'the legendary dictionary of British India' it shows how words of Indian origin were absorbed into the English language and records not only the vocabulary but the culture of the Raj. Illustrative quotations from a wide range of travel texts, histories, memoirs, ... Read more
'A glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases, and of kindred terms, etymological, historical, geographical and discursive.' Hobson-Jobson is a unique work of maverick scholarship. Compiled in 1886 by two India enthusiasts, it documents the words and phrases that entered English from Arabic, Persian, Indian, and Chinese sources - and vice versa. Described by Salman Rushdie as 'the legendary dictionary of British India' it shows how words of Indian origin were absorbed into the English language and records not only the vocabulary but the culture of the Raj. Illustrative quotations from a wide range of travel texts, histories, memoirs, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Weight
430g
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198718000
SKU
V9780198718000
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About Henry Yule
Kate Teltscher has written about Indian literature and colonial works for both an academic and general readership. Her book The High Road to China: George Bogle, the Panchen Lama and the First British Expedition to Tibet (Bloomsbury, 2006; Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2007) was shortlisted for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Biography.
Reviews for Hobson-Jobson: The Definitive Glossary of British India (Oxford World's Classics)
'Everyone interested in British India should have a copy.'
Andrew Robinson, The Independent
'Hobson-Jobson is a rare dictionary that can be read for pleasure'
Christopher Howse, Sunday Telegraph
'Teltscher's introduction to this new abridged edition is a model of scholarship and readability.'
Neel Mukherjee, Financial Times
Andrew Robinson, The Independent
'Hobson-Jobson is a rare dictionary that can be read for pleasure'
Christopher Howse, Sunday Telegraph
'Teltscher's introduction to this new abridged edition is a model of scholarship and readability.'
Neel Mukherjee, Financial Times