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Passions of the Tongue

- Language Devotion in Tamil India, 1891-1970

By Sumathi Ramaswamy

part of the Studies on the History of Society and Culture series

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About Passions of the Tongue

Why would love for their language lead several men in southern India to burn themselves alive in its name? This title analyzes the discourses of love, labor, and life that transformed Tamil into an object of such passionate attachment, producing in the process one of modern India's most intense movements for linguistic revival and separatism.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780520208056
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 343
  • Published:
  • November 20, 1997
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x229x23 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 499 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: July 26, 2024

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Why would love for their language lead several men in southern India to burn themselves alive in its name? This title analyzes the discourses of love, labor, and life that transformed Tamil into an object of such passionate attachment, producing in the process one of modern India's most intense movements for linguistic revival and separatism.

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