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001 2014049651
003 DLC
005 20151203083026.0
008 150112s2015 enk b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2014049651
020 $a9781137489289
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
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084 $aLIT000000$aLIT008020$aSOC000000$aSOC008000$aSOC026000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aGupta, Suman,$d1966-
245 10 $aConsumable texts in contemporary India :$buncultured books and bibliographical sociology /$cSuman Gupta.
263 $a1502
264 1 $aHoundsmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;$aNew York, NY :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2015.
300 $apages cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aNew directions in book history
520 $a"This book examines five areas of English-language publications in India: Indian 'commercial fiction' in English; English translations of Indian vernacular pulp fiction; Hitler's Mein Kampf (which commands a significant market in India and globally); Group Discussion guidebooks; and government 'value education' texts (policy statements, textbooks and related). These kinds of publications are generally neglected by academic researchers, which is itself a matter of interest. Conceptualizing his approach as bibliographical sociology, the author explores the presence of these books in the contemporary Indian context - their productions, circulations and readerships - to understand current social trends. The themes that emerge include perceptions of youth, concerns about education, the status of the English language, the book publishing industry, the relationship between public and private sectors, the drives of global and local forces, and tensions amidst social strata"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: Acknowledgements -- Keywords and Preliminaries -- Indian Commercial Fiction in English -- Indian Vernacular Pulp Fiction in English Translation -- On the Indian Readers of Hitler's Mein Kampf -- Framing Group Discussion Guidebooks -- Low-End Group Discussion Guidebooks and Kunjis -- Approaching Public Sector 'Value Education' Publications -- Mapping Public Sector 'Value Education' Publications -- Rules of Bibliographical Sociology's Method -- Bibliography.
650 0 $aBooks and reading$zIndia$xSociological aspects.
650 0 $aEnglish imprints$xPublishing$zIndia.
650 0 $aPopular literature$xPublishing$zIndia.
650 7 $aLITERARY CRITICISM / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aLITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Indic.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.$2bisacsh
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/289/9781137489289/image/lgcover.9781137489289.jpg