The Origins of Modern Historiography in India Antiquarianism and Philology, 1780–1880
This book uncovers practices surrounding acts of collecting, surveying, and antiquarianism during British colonial rule in India. By examining these practices, this book traces the colonial conditions of the production of 'sources,' the forging of a new historical method, and the ascendanc...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Palgrave Macmillan US
2012, 2012
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| Series: | Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This book uncovers practices surrounding acts of collecting, surveying, and antiquarianism during British colonial rule in India. By examining these practices, this book traces the colonial conditions of the production of 'sources,' the forging of a new historical method, and the ascendance of positivist historiography in nineteenth-century India |
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| Physical Description: | XIII, 261 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781137011923 |