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Autore |
Ramaswamy Sumathi |
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Titolo |
Passions of the tongue : language devotion in Tamil India, 1891–1970 / / Sumathi Ramaswamy |
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Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [1997] |
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©1997 |
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ISBN |
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9780520918795 |
0520918797 |
9780585106007 |
0585106002 |
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Edizione |
[Reprint 2019] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxiii, 303 p. ) : ill. ; |
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Collana |
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Studies on the History of Society and Culture ; ; 29 |
Studies on the history of society and culture ; ; 29 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Language and languages - Study and teaching - United States |
Critical pedagogy - United States |
Language and culture - India - History |
Nationalism - India - History |
Critical pedagogy - History - United States |
Language and culture - History - India |
Nationalism - India |
India Languages Political aspects |
India History British occupation, 1765-1947 Historiography |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: Language in History and Modernity -- 2. One Language, Many Imaginings -- 3. Feminizing Language: Tamil as Goddess, Mother, Maiden -- 4. Laboring for Language: The State of Tamil Devotion -- 5. To Die For: Living for Language -- 6. Conclusion: Tamil Subjects -- Notes -- References -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Why would love for their language lead men in southern India to burn themselves alive in its name? This book analyzes the discourses of love, |
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