The history of history politics and scholarship in modern India

A contribution to the understanding of Indian history as a discipline, this book explores the politics of history-writing in India. It narrates the engagement of a civilisation with the historical sensibility and modality. In doing so, it asserts that history, in order to be understood better, has t...

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Main Author: Lal, Vinay
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi Oxford University Press 2005, 2005
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:A contribution to the understanding of Indian history as a discipline, this book explores the politics of history-writing in India. It narrates the engagement of a civilisation with the historical sensibility and modality. In doing so, it asserts that history, in order to be understood better, has to deploy the language of the layperson in India
Item Description:Originally published: 2003
Physical Description:xi, 325 p.
ISBN:9780199081929