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Tamil Oratory and the Dravidian Aesthetic: Democratic Practice in South India (Cultures of History) by Bernard Bate Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2009 ISBN-10: 0-231-14756-2 / 0231147562 ISBN-13: 978-0-231-14756-9 / 9780231147569 This is a book about the newness of old things. It concerns an oratorical revolution, a transformation of oratorical style linked to larger transformations in society at large. It explores the aesthetics of Tamil oratory and its vital relationship to one of the key institutions of modern society: de |