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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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List of Illustrations Acknowledgments A Note on Translation, Transliteration, and Use of Foreign Terms Introduction 1. Forging a Language Policy 2. Punjabi Print Culture 3. A Punjabi Literary Formation 4. Place and Personhood 5. Piety and Devotion Conclusion Appendix A. Colonial-Era Hir-Ranjha Texts Consulted Appendix B. Punjabi Newspapers, 1880--1905 Appendix C. Punjabi Books Published Prior to 1867 Notes Bibliography Index

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 04/07/2010
      ISBN13: 9780520262690, 978-0520262690
      ISBN10: 0520262697

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations Acknowledgments A Note on Translation, Transliteration, and Use of Foreign Terms Introduction 1. Forging a Language Policy 2. Punjabi Print Culture 3. A Punjabi Literary Formation 4. Place and Personhood 5. Piety and Devotion Conclusion Appendix A. Colonial-Era Hir-Ranjha Texts Consulted Appendix B. Punjabi Newspapers, 1880--1905 Appendix C. Punjabi Books Published Prior to 1867 Notes Bibliography Index

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