LEADER 03053oam 2200661I 450 001 9910453505303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-138-66248-8 010 $a1-317-80926-2 010 $a1-315-81598-2 010 $a1-317-80927-0 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315815985 035 $a(CKB)2550000001249807 035 $a(EBL)1656783 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001136329 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12375553 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001136329 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11103485 035 $a(PQKB)11239509 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1656783 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1656783 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10850799 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL584278 035 $a(OCoLC)874562912 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001249807 100 $a20180706d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhat are you reading? $ethe world market and Indian literary production /$fPavithra Narayanan 210 1$aNew Delhi :$cRoutledge,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (326 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-50243-8 311 $a1-306-53027-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Literacy, Language and Literature; 1. Speaking in Tongues: The Politics of Language in India; 2. The Disease of Gigantism: Global Plans and Local Consequences; 3. Fit to Print: The Transnational Publishing Industry; 4. India Shining: Territories and Translation; Conclusion: Academic Imperialism; Bibliography; About the Author; Index 330 $aThis book offers a material critique on various aspects of Indian literary production and its reception by its audiences. Taking a historical and contemporary lineage into account, the author variously discusses the social, political, and economic factors that impact upon and determine choices in the publishing world. Examining the constructions of the archive of postcolonial works by Indian writers in relation to nationalist histories, language wars, and the relationship between economic policies and literature, the book forcefully argues that why we read what we read is more than c 606 $aBook industries and trade$zIndia 606 $aAnglo-Indian literature$xHistory and criticism 606 $aIndic literature 606 $aIndic literature (English)$xHistory and criticism 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBook industries and trade 615 0$aAnglo-Indian literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aIndic literature. 615 0$aIndic literature (English)$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a070.50954 700 $aNarayanan$b Pavithra.$0974939 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453505303321 996 $aWhat are you reading$92219989 997 $aUNINA