The world of the Banaras weaver : a culture in crisis /
This book is a fascinating investigation into how communalism plays out in everyday India. Using the metaphor of tana-bana, the warp and the weft of the Banarasi sari, the author reproduces the interwoven life of Hindu-Muslim relations in the Banarasi sari industry. As the city of Banaras in Uttar P...
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Author: |
Raman, Vasanthi
(Author) |
| Format: | Book
|
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
London ; New York :
Routledge,
[2020]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Subjects: | |