Music in Colonial Punjab : Courtesans, Bards, and Connoisseurs, 1800-1947 /

Submitted by Joseph Hafner on 24 July, 2023 - 20:13

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Kapuria, Radha,

Source:

Oxford University Press,, New Delhi, India, p.1 online resource. (2023)

ISBN:

9780192692917

Call Number:

ML338.7.P8

URL:

https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=3595632

Keywords:

History and criticism., India, Music

Notes:

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 5, 2023).Includes bibliographical references and index.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.This book offers the first social history of music in undivided Punjab (1800-1947), 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.