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Unearthing gender : folksongs of North India / Smita Tewari Jassal.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jassal, Smita Tewari.
- Series:
- e-Duke books scholarly collection.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Folk songs, Bhojpuri--India, North--History and criticism.
- Folk songs, Bhojpuri.
- Music--Social aspects--India, North.
- Music.
- India, North--Social life and customs.
- India, North.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (317 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Place of Publication:
- Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This book analyzes the folk songs from the Bhojpuri-speaking regions of North India to explore how ideas of gender, caste, and class are socially constructed, transmitted, questioned, and reaffirmed through their performance.
- Contents:
- The daily grind
- Singing bargains
- Biyah / Biraha : emotions in a rite of passage
- Sita's trials
- When war is marriage
- Taking liberties.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- CC BY-NC-ND
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786613523655
- 9781280119613
- 1280119616
- 9780822394792
- 0822394790
- OCLC:
- 780319772
- Publisher Number:
- https://doi.org/10.26530/oapen_625266
- Access Restriction:
- Unrestricted online access
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