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Headlines from the heartland : reinventing the Hindi public sphere

Title
Headlines from the heartland : reinventing the Hindi public sphere / Sevanti Ninan.
Author
Ninan, Sevanti.
Publication
Los Angeles : Sage Publications, 2007.

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Description
308 pages : illustrations, map; 22 cm
Summary
"Using notes from her pioneering field-study in eight states, Sevanti Ninan brings alive India's ongoing Hindi newspaper revolution, and its impact on politics, administration and society."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  • Journalism > India > History > 20th century
  • Press > India > History > 20th century
  • Hindi newspapers > India > History > 20th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [298]-300) and index.
Contents
1. Overview: reinventing the public sphere -- 2. The evolution and growth of Hindi journalism -- 3. A rural newspaper revolution -- 4. Creating new media hubs -- 5. Local news gatherers -- 6. The universe of local news -- 7. Media and commerce -- 8. Journalists and politicians -- 9. Caste and communalism -- 10. The development discourse -- 11. Reconfiguring the public sphere -- 12. Change and attrition -- Epilogue - Habermas revisited.
ISBN
  • 9780761935803 (paper back)
  • 0761935800 (paper back)
LCCN
  • 2007003026
  • 99819967192
OCLC
  • ocm80360330\
  • 80360330
  • SCSB-5397746
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Columbia University Libraries