Two men and music : nationalism in the making of an Indian classical tradition / Janaki Bakhle.
| Author/creator |
Bakhle, Janaki |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. |
| Description | xvi, 338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | The prince and the musician: native states, bureaucracy, and colonial influence -- Music enters the public sphere: colonial writing, Marathi theater, and music appreciation societies -- The contradictions of music's modernity: Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande -- The certainty of music's modernity: Vishnu Digambar Paluskar -- Music in public and national conversation: conferences, institutions, and agendas, 1916-1928 -- The musician and Gharana modern: Abdul Karim Khan and Hirabai Badodekar -- Conclusion. A critical history of music: beyond nostalgia and celebration. |
| Abstract | Janaki Bakhle shows how the emergence of an 'Indian' cultural tradition reflected colonial & exclusionary practices, in particular the exclusion of Muslims by the Brahmanic elite - despite the fact that Muslims were the major practitioners of the Indian music that was installed as a 'Hindu' national tradition. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-330) and index. |
| LCCN | 2004020776 |
| ISBN | 0195166108 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 0195166116 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780195166101 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 9780195166118 (pbk.) |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML338 .B23 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |