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The Plough and the Pen: Peasantry, Agriculture and the Literati in Colonial Bengal
by Bipasha Raha (Author),
Manohar Publishers (Publisher)
Product Specifications
Book Description
Since the 1830s Bengal witnessed a vast outpouring ofcreativewriting. Their
authors came from diverse social background.In somecases their portrayal of the
peasantry was a manifestationof theircoherent agrarian thinking. The interest
centred on thelegal andsocial status of peasants; types of tenures and
theirobligations;organization of agrarian production; impact of
worldeconomicforces on agrarian economy and; existing land legislations.Thisbook
brings forward hitherto unexplored aspects ofliteratiperception of peasants and
agriculture in colonial Bengal.Itfocuses on representation of the peasant in
differentliterarygenres, on issues related to agriculture and ruralresuscitation
ata time when there was intensification of thenationalist movementand the
necessity of acquiring a mass basebecomes crucial for somemembers of the
literati. Analysis ofvernacular literature,including tract literature and
Book Specifications
ISBN-13 9788173049415
Language English
Binding Hard Bound
Publisher Manohar Publishers
Publishing Date 2012-08-01
Total Pages 318