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03617aam a2200481 i 4500 001 71384B86019E11E89C78220097128E48 003 SILO 005 20180125010234 008 150112s2015 enk b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2014049651 020 $a 1137489286 020 $a 9781137489289 035 $a (OCoLC)891610469 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d BDX $d UKMGB $d YDXCP $d CDX $d OCLCF $d STF $d OCLCO $d EYM $d OCLCQ $d UtOrBLW $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a a-ii--- $0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/a-ii 050 00 $a Z1003.5.I5 $b G87 2015 $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/classification/Z 082 00 $a 028/.90954 $2 23 084 $a SOC026000 $a LIT008020 $a SOC000000 $a SOC008000 $a SOC026000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Gupta, Suman, $d 1966- $e author. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n99005468 245 10 $a Consumable texts in contemporary India : $b uncultured books and bibliographical sociology / $c Suman Gupta. 264 1 $a Houndsmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; $b Palgrave Macmillan, $c 2015. 300 $a x, 204 pages ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a New 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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 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 $a Books and reading $z India $x Sociological aspects. 650 0 $a English imprints $x Publishing $z India. 650 0 $a Popular literature $x Publishing $z India. 650 7 $a LITERARY CRITICISM $x General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a LITERARY CRITICISM $x Indic. $x Indic. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE $x General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE $x General. $x General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE $x General. $x General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Books and reading $x Sociological aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00836473 650 7 $a English imprints $x Publishing. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00910917 650 7 $a Popular literature $x Publishing. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01426296 651 7 $a India. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01210276 830 0 $a New directions in book history. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2014165515 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191213021414.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=71384B86019E11E89C78220097128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search