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Music in colonial Punjab : courtesans, bards, and connoisseurs, 1800-1947 /

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This book offers the first social history of music in undivided Punjab (1849-1947), unearthing new evidence to argue for the power of female performers and the primacy of classical music for a region conventionally understood as a centre of folk music alone. It maps the historical journey of musicia...

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Main Author: Kapuria, Radha (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Music > India > Punjab > History and criticism.
Punjab (India) > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Punjab (India) > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Musique > Inde > Pendjab > Histoire et critique.
Pendjab (Inde) > Mœurs et coutumes > 19e siècle.
Pendjab (Inde) > Mœurs et coutumes > 20e siècle.
HISTORY.
Social History.
International.
Genres & Styles.
MUSIC.
Manners and customs
Music
India > Punjab
Music.
1800-1999
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Of Musicians, Dancers, and the Maharaja: Gender, Power, and Affect in Ranjit Singh's Lahore
  • 2. Mirāsīs, Missionaries, and Memsahibs: Folklore and Music in Colonial Punjab
  • 3. Gender, Reform, and Punjab's Musical Publics: Colonial Lahore, Amritsar, and Jalandhar, 1870s-​1930s
  • 4. Princely Patronage and Musicians: Modernity and Circulation in Colonial Patiala and Kapurthala.