Representations of India, 1740-1840 e-bog
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Chatterjee analyzes how writing over the period of a century justified and was affected by the introduction and extension of British domination of India, demonstrating the link between written representations and the ideological, economic and political climate and debates. By showing how the representations of Britons in India, Indian religion and society and government evolved over the period ...
E-bog
875,33 DKK
Forlag
Palgrave Macmillan
Udgivet
13 maj 1998
Genrer
1F
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780230378162
Chatterjee analyzes how writing over the period of a century justified and was affected by the introduction and extension of British domination of India, demonstrating the link between written representations and the ideological, economic and political climate and debates. By showing how the representations of Britons in India, Indian religion and society and government evolved over the period 1740 to 1840, the author fills the gap between the early colonial 'exotic East' and the later 'primitive subject nation' perceptions.