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001			ASIN0415501466
005			20170105102839.0
008			130802s2012 xxu eng d
020			_a0415501466 (hardcover) _c$105.00
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100	1		_aLangah, Nukhbah Taj.
245	1	0	_aPoetry as resistance : _bislam and ethnicity in postcolonial pakistan / _cNukhbah Taj Langah.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_a[S.l.] : _bRoutledge India, _c2012.
300			_a296 p. ; _c23 cm.
520			_aFocusing on the culturally and historically rich Siraiki-speaking region, often tagged as ‘South Punjab’, this book discusses the ways in which Siraiki creative writers have transformed into political activists, resisting the self-imposed domination of the Punjabi– Mohajir ruling elite. Influenced by Sufi poets, their poetry takes the shape of both protest and dialogue. This book reflects upon the politics of identity and the political complications which are a result of colonisation and later, neo-colonisation of Pakistan. It challenges the philosophy of Pakistan — a state created for Muslims — which is now taking the shape of religious fanaticism, while disregarding ethnic and linguistic issues such as that of Siraiki.
650		0	_aEthnicity--Religious aspects--Islam
650		0	_aIslam and literature
650		0	_aLanguage and languages--Political aspects
650		0	_aPakistan
650		0	_aSiraiki (South Asian people)
650		0	_aSiraiki poetry
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