2006, ISBN: 8190227270

[EAN: 9788190227278], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: Yoda Press, New Delhi], 45581, Contents Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. I. Histories of consumption 1. In those days there was no c… Mehr…

[EAN: 9788190227278], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: Yoda Press, New Delhi], 45581, Contents Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. I. Histories of consumption 1. In those days there was no coffee Coffee drinking and middle class culture in colonial Tamilnadu. 2. Triumph of Tobacco the Tamil experience. 3. Caricaturing the political the cartoon in pre independence Tamil journalism. 4. Street smart in Chennai the city in popular imagination. 5. Consuming literature the contemporary reputation of Pudumaippithan. II. Literature culture identity 6. The making of a canon literature in colonial Tamilnadu. 7. The Dravidian movement and the Vellalars 1927 44. 8. Coining words language and politics in late colonial Tamilnadu. 9. Excising the self writing autobiography in colonial Tamilnadu. Bibliography. Index. A historian without linguistic skill and literary abilities and sensibilities would be no historian at all writes A.R. Venkatachalapathy in the introduction to In Those Days There Was No Coffee. Indeed this delightful new volume represents that rare thing in Indian history writing a thoroughly engaging read. Venkatachalapathy's writings on the cultural history of colonial Tamilnadu would be enjoyed equally by both the scholar looking for a nuanced and lucid narrative based on thorough research as well as the lay informed reader in search of a classic good read. The essays fall into two distinct sections. The essays in the first section contribute to an as yet unwritten history of consumption in colonial India. Taking up both material (coffee tea and tobacco) and cultural (the cartoon the city and modern literature) artefacts the first five chapters explore how these were consumed in colonial Tamil Society. The chapters in the second part broadly concerned with the politics of language literature and identity in colonial Tamilnadu make an important contribution to the cultural history of the Dravidian movement. A historical exploration of how the Tamil literary canon was constructed leads to chapters on the ways in which this canon was used to construct identity. The author draws from sources as varied as poetry fiction essays reviews comment advertisement and notices to bring to life a rich and vibrant cultural history. As authoritative as they are captivating the nine essays in the volume represent another valuable addition to the small corpus of history titles which also qualify as accomplished writing. 200 pp.<

ISBN: 8190227270

[SR: 14274940], Hardcover, [EAN: 9788190227278], Yoda, Yoda, Book, [PU: Yoda], Yoda, Essays on Tamil social and cultural history. focus on consumption (coffee, cartoons, literature); seco… Mehr…

[SR: 14274940], Hardcover, [EAN: 9788190227278], Yoda, Yoda, Book, [PU: Yoda], Yoda, Essays on Tamil social and cultural history. focus on consumption (coffee, cartoons, literature); second section, politics of language, literature. excellent on literary canon. by a leading Tamil scholar., 4987, Historical Study & Educational Resources, 11242, Archaeology, 197501011, Essays, 16244611, Historical Geography, 11452, Historical Maps, 4988, Historiography, 4989, Reference, 4991, Study & Teaching, 9, History, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<

ISBN: 8190227270

[SR: 4934792], Hardcover, [EAN: 9788190227278], Yoda, Yoda, Book, [PU: Yoda], Yoda, Essays on Tamil social and cultural history. focus on consumption (coffee, cartoons, literature); secon… Mehr…

[SR: 4934792], Hardcover, [EAN: 9788190227278], Yoda, Yoda, Book, [PU: Yoda], Yoda, Essays on Tamil social and cultural history. focus on consumption (coffee, cartoons, literature); second section, politics of language, literature. excellent on literary canon. by a leading Tamil scholar., 15812191, Social History, 4987, Historical Study & Educational Resources, 9, History, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<