Crafting the Nation in Colonial India [electronic resource] /
McGowan, A.author.
Drawing on a wide range of archival evidence, Abigail McGowan argues that crafts seized the political imagination in western India because they provided a means of debating the present and future of the country.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Demanding Knowledge, Documenting the Body; 2 The Culture of Difference: From Colonial Knowledge to the Problem with Crafts; 3 Developing Traditions: Preservationist Design and the Independent Artisan; 4 Modernizing Artisanship: Rationalization, Efficiency, and the Cult of the Craftsman; Conclusion: The Long Life of Difference: Gandhi and the Politics of Crafts after 1920; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Drawing on a wide range of archival evidence, Abigail McGowan argues that crafts seized the political imagination in western India because they provided a means of debating the present and future of the country.
Civilization—History.
Asia—History.
Great Britain—History.
Ethnology—Asia.
History, Modern.
Cultural History.
Asian History.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Asian Culture.
Modern History.
History of South Asia.