Gender, Genre, and Power in South Asian Expressive Traditions

Gender, Genre, and Power in South Asian Expressive Traditions
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Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages : 506
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ISBN-10 : 0812213378
ISBN-13 : 9780812213379
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Book Synopsis Gender, Genre, and Power in South Asian Expressive Traditions by : Arjun Appadurai

Download or read book Gender, Genre, and Power in South Asian Expressive Traditions written by Arjun Appadurai and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1991-07 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors cross the boundaries between anthropology, folklore, and history to cast new light on the relation between songs and stories, reality and realism, and rhythm and rhetoric in the expressive traditions of South Asia.


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