Masks of conquest : literary study and British rule in India /

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A work in postcolonial studies, this text describes the introduction of English studies in India under British rule and illuminates the discipline's transcontinental movements and derivations, showing that the origins of English studies are as diverse and diffuse as its future shape. The text a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Viswanathan, Gauri (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2015]
Edición:Twenty-fifth anniversary edition.
Colección:Oxford India paperbacks.
Temas:
1765-1947
English literature > Study and teaching > India > History > 19th century.
Politics and literature > India > History > 19th century.
Education > Political aspects > India > History > 19th century.
Education and state > India > History > 19th century.
Littérature anglaise > Étude et enseignement > Inde > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Politique et littérature > Inde > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Éducation > Aspect politique > Inde > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Éducation > Politique gouvernementale > Inde > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > Asia > India & South Asia.
Education and state.
Education > Political aspects.
English literature > Study and teaching.
Politics and literature.
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947.
Inde > Histoire > 1765-1947 (Occupation britannique)
India.
Electronic books.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Table of Contents; Preface to the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Beginnings of English Literary Study; 2. Praeparatio Evangelica; 3. "One Power, One Mind
  • 4. Rewriting English; 5. Lessons of History; 6. The Failure of English; 7. Conclusion: Empire and the Western Canon; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index.

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