Writing Cultural History in Colonial and Postcolonial India
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Univ of Pennsylvania Pr
- Publish date: 05/01/1997
Description:
Analyzes Indian cultural histories written between 1870 and the present. Focuses on English-language texts by Bengali historians on the subject of literature and culture, and compares Indian writing on cultural heritage to the dominant forms of European historiography prevalent during the colonial period.
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