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Language, Politics, Elites And The Public Sphere: Western India Under Colonialism
by Veena Naregal (Author),
Anthem Press (Publisher)
Product Specifications
Book Description
The bilingual relationship between the English and the Indian vernaculars has
long been crucial to the construction of ideology as well as cultural and
political hierarchies. Print was vital for colonial literacy; it was thereby
instrumental in initiating a shift in the relation between 'high' and 'low'
languages. Here, Dr Naregal examines the relationship between linguistic
hierarchies, textual practices and power in colonial western India. Whereas most
studies of colonialism focus on India's 'high' literary culture, this book looks
at how local intellectuals exploited their 'middling' position through such
initiatives as the establishment of newspapers and of influential channels of
communication.
How were the 'native' intelligentsia able to
Book Specifications
ISBN-13 9781843310556
Language English
Binding Paper Back
Publisher Anthem Press
Publishing Date 2002-03-01
Product Edition New ed
Total Pages 312