The social space of language : vernacular culture in British colonial Punjab

Abstract

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments A Note on Translation, Transliteration, and Use of Foreign Terms Introduction 1. Forging a Language Policy 2. Punjabi Print Culture 3. A Punjabi Literary Formation 4. Place and Personhood 5. Piety and Devotion Conclusion Appendix A. Colonial-Era Hir-Ranjha Texts Consulted Appendix B. Punjabi Newspapers, 1880--1905 Appendix C. Punjabi Books Published Prior to 1867 Notes Bibliography Index