The Social Space of Language : Vernacular Culture in British Colonial Punjab
by
Farina Mir
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
South Asia Across the Disciplines
ISBN-10
0520262697
ISBN-13
9780520262690
Publisher
University of California Press
Imprint
University of California Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 4th, 2010
Print length
294 Pages
Weight
570 grams
Dimensions
24.10 x 16.30 x 2.30 cms
Product Classification:
History
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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.
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