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100			_aBaruah, Manjeet _914366
245			_aFrontier cultures : a social history of Assamese literature / _cManjeet Baruah
260			_aNew Delhi ; _aAbingdon : _bRoutledge, _c2012.
300			_axiii, 205 p. ; _c22 cm.
505			_aPreface. Acknowledgements Part I: Situating the Problem:- Introduction -- 1. The Valley, 'Border' and the Question of Order -- 2. Buranjis and Sankari Culture: Language and Narrative in Pre-colonial Textual Traditions -- 3. Language Shift and Narrative: Pre-colonial Continental Crossroad to Colonial Frontier. Conclusion ---- Part II: Literature and Socio-spatial Relations:- Introduction -- 4. Language and Narrative: Negotiating between Difference and Contradiction -- 5. Narrative and Social Base: The Irony of Breakdown -- 6. Reinventing Frontier Narrative -- Conclusion -- Appendix:- (a) An Account of Text and Social Origin of Author -- (b) Translations of Essays and Letters in Bahni -- Bibliography -- About the Author -- Index
650			_aAssamese Literature _xHistory and Criticism _914367
650			_aLiterature and Society _zAssam, India _914368
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