Bibliographic Information
- Title
- "The scattered court : Hindustani music in colonial Bengal"
- Statement of Responsibility
- Richard David Williams
- Publisher
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- The University of Chicago Press
- Publication Year
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- 2023
- Book size
- 23 cm
- Series Name / No
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- : pbk
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Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-221) and index
Summary: "How far did colonialism transform north Indian art music? In the period between the Mughal empire and the British Raj, did the political landscape bleed into aesthetics, music, dance, and poetry? The Scattered Court presents a new history of how Hindustani court music responded to the political transitions of the nineteenth century. Examining musical culture through a diverse and multilingual archive, primarily using sources in Urdu, Bengali, and Hindi that have not been translated or critically examined before, challenges our assumptions about the period. The book presents a longer history of interactions between northern India and Bengal, with a core focus on the two courts of Wajid Ali Shah (1822-1887), the last ruler of the kingdom of Awadh. Wajid Ali Shah was one of the most colorful and controversial characters of the nineteenth century and has had a polarizing legacy. According to political histories and popular memory, he was a failure of a king, who was forced to surrender his kingdom to th
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1130014856706918152
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- NII Book ID
- BC16259994
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- ISBN
- 9780226825458
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- LCCN
- 2022032914
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- Web Site
- https://lccn.loc.gov/2022032914
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- Text Lang
- en
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- Country Code
- us
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- Title Language Code
- en
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- Place of Publication
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- Chicago
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- Classification
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- LCC: ML338.4
- DC23: 780.954/14
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- Subject
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- LCSH: Hindustani music -- India -- Bengal -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- LCSH: Hindustani music -- Social aspects -- India -- Bengal -- History -- 19th century
- LCSH: Oudh (Princely State) -- Court and courtiers -- History -- 19th century
- LCSH: Kolkata (India) -- Court and courtiers -- History -- 19th century
- LCSH: Wajid ʻAli Shah, King of Oudh, 1822-1887
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- Data Source
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- CiNii Books