Isbn: 9780520080942 - culture and power in banaras: community, performance, and environment, 1800-1980 (3 Ergebnisse)

First Paperback Edition. Very good paperback copy; wrappers slightly edgeworn and dust-dulled, with prelims and text edges faintly foxed. Remains well-preserved overall, with core text strong and clean. Physical description; xviii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-285) and index. Contents; R?m's Story in Shiva's City: Public Arenas and Private Patronage / by Philip Lutgendorf -- The Birth of Hindi Drama in Banaras, 1868-1885 / by Kathryn Hansen -- The Rise of a Folk Music Genre: Birah? / by Scott L. Marcus -- Protection and Identity: Banaras's B?r Babas as Neighborhood Guardian Deities / by Diane M. Coccari -- Work and Leisure in the Formation of Identity: Muslim Weavers in a Hindu City / by Nita Kumar -- Forging a New Linguistic Identity: The Hindi Movement in Banaras, 1868-1914 / by Christopher R. King -- State and Community: Symbolic Popular Protest in Banaras's Public Areas / by Sandria B. Freitag -- Land Use and Environmental Change in the Gangetic Plain: Nineteenth-Century Human Activity in the Banaras Region / by Robert G. Varady -- The Ecology and Cosmology of Disease in the Banaras Region / by David Arnold. Subjects; Varanasi. Uttar Pradesh. India. Civilization. 19th century. 20th century. History. Power, Social sciences. 1 Kg.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. xviii, 290 pages : illustrations : 23 cm. This collection of ten essays on Banaras, one of the largest urban centres in India's eastern Gangetic plain, is united by a common interest in examining everyday activities in order to learn about shared values and motivations.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Paperback copy in Very Good condition. Some wear to top edge/corner. This collection of ten essays on Banaras, one of the largest urban centres in India's eastern Gangetic plain, is united by a common interest in examining everyday activities in order to learn about shared values and motivations.…