Language, identity, and power in modern India : Gujarat, c. 1850-1960 / Riho Isaka.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Isaka, Riho, 1969- author.

Series:

Routledge New Horizons in South Asian Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and culture--India--Gujarat.

Language and culture.

Languages in contact.

Gujarat (India)--Languages.

Gujarat (India).

Gujarat (India)--Social conditions--19th century.

Gujarat (India)--Social conditions--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxon, UK ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, [2021]

Summary:

"This book is a historical study of modern Gujarat, India, addressing crucial questions of language, identity, and power. It examines the debates over language among the elite of this region during a period of extraordinary social and political change in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Language debates closely reflect power relations among different sections of society, such as those delineated by nation, ethnicity, region, religion, caste, class, and gender. They are intimately linked with the process by which individuals and groups of people try to define and project themselves in response to changing political, economic, and social environments. Based on rich historical sources, including official records, periodicals, literary texts, memoirs, and private papers, this book vividly shows the impact that colonialism, nationalism, and the process of nation-building had on the ideas of language among different groups, as well as how various ideas of language competed and negotiated with each other. Language, Identity, and Power in Modern India: Gujarat, c.1850-1960 will be of particular interest to students and scholars working on South Asian history and to those interested in issues of language, society, and politics in different parts of the modern world"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Endorsements

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of maps

List of Abbreviations

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Gujarat society and its people

2. Educational institutions and language

3. The Gujarat Vernacular Society and the press

4. Debates over Gujarati language and literature

5. Nationalism and language

6. The formation of Gujarat state

Conclusion

Glossary

Chronology

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781003177166

1003177166

9781000468588

1000468585

9781000468595

1000468593

OCLC:

1272990249

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access