The Origins of Modern Historiography in India Antiquarianism and Philology, 1780-1880
Description
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.
Keywords
HistoryHistoriographyEuropeGreat BritainAsiaPolitical ScienceImperialismModernSouthColonialism & Post-Colonialism
2012Book
Author(s)Rama Sundari Mantena
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US
ISBN9780230341012
LanguageEnglish
