Tamil oratory and the Dravidian aesthetic : democratic practice in south India / Bernard Bate.

This is a book about the newness of old things. It concerns an oratorical revolution, a transformation of oratorical style linked to larger transformations in society at large. It explores the aesthetics of Tamil oratory and its vital relationship to one of the key institutions of modern society: de...

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Main Author: Bate, Bernard (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2009.
Series:Cultures of history.
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