bigcovers/noimage.jpg
From Hindi to Urdu: A Social and Political History
Tariq Rahman
Price
1705.00
ISBN
9788125042488
Language
English
Pages
476
Format
Hardback
Dimensions
140 x 216 mm
Year of Publishing
2011
Territorial Rights
Restricted
Imprint
Orient BlackSwan

A first of its kind, this book traces the political history and genealogy of Urdu. It also looks at the domains in which the language is used by both Hindus and Muslims of northern India.

Tariq Rahman is an HEC Distinguished National Professor of Sociolinguistic History and Professor Emeritus at the National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Qaid-E-Azam University, Islamabad.

Preface and Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Translation and Transliteration
Usage of Oriental Words in this Book
  1. Introduction
  2. Names
  3. Age
  4. Origins and Historiography
  5. Identity: The Islamization of Urdu
  6. Urdu as an Islamic Language
  7. Urdu as the Language of Love
  8. The British and Hindustani
  9. Urdu in the Princely States
  10. Urdu as the Language of Employment
  11. Urdu in Education
  12. Urdu in Print
  13. Urdu on the Radio
  14. Urdu on the Screen
  15. Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography Index
Release Date: 25-02-2011 Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

This is the first major study of the manifold engagement of the linguistic forms known as ‘Urdu” with South Asian society. Professor Rahman has opened up the social aspects of Urdu as a major subject for study and this book is one of the most important contributions to South Asian studies of recent years.

Francis Robinson CBE, Sultan of Oman Fellow, Oxford Centre for Isalmic Studies,
and Professor the History of South Asia Royal Holloway, University of London.

A well researched book that fills the absence of an authentic history of Urdu.  While being free from jargon, it is authoritative and makes for a very easy read.

Harish C. Narang, UGC Emeritus Fellow, Centre for English Studies, JNU.

THE BOOKPOINT (INDIA) PVT. LTD.
3-6-752 Himayatnagar, Hyderabad,
500 029 Telangana
Phone: (040) 27662849, 27662850
Email: info@thebookpointindia.com
Copyright © The Bookpoint (India) Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved.
Disclaimer and Privacy Policy
Terms and Conditions
Frequently Asked Questions