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Masks of conquest : literary study and British rule in India / Gauri Viswanathan.
Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press, [2015]Edition: 25th anniversary editionDescription: xxvi, 208 pages ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780231171694 (pbk. : acidpaper)
- 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
- India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947
- 420.71054
- PR51.I4 V57 2015
Contents:
Preface to the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition xi;
Acknowledgments xxv;
Introduction 1;
1. The Beginnings of English Literary Study 23;
2. Praeparatio Evangelica 45;
3. "One Power, One Mind" 68;
4. Rewriting English 94;
5. Lessons of History 118;
6. The Failure of English 142;
7. Conclusion: Empire and the Western Canon 166;
Notes 171;
Select Bibliography 189;
Index 199.
| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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National Law School | General Stacks | 420.71054 VIS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Recommended by Dr. Anwesha Ghosh & Dr. Sukhalata | 39181 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-198) and index.
Preface to the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition xi;
Acknowledgments xxv;
Introduction 1;
1. The Beginnings of English Literary Study 23;
2. Praeparatio Evangelica 45;
3. "One Power, One Mind" 68;
4. Rewriting English 94;
5. Lessons of History 118;
6. The Failure of English 142;
7. Conclusion: Empire and the Western Canon 166;
Notes 171;
Select Bibliography 189;
Index 199.
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