British encounters with India, 1750-1830
Subtitle: a sourcebook
By: edited by Tim Keirn, Norbert Schürer
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9780230231436
Subjects: Indic literature (English); Anglo-Indian literature; Sources; HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain; History and criticism; Relations; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General; HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia; Colonies; Nationalism and literature; HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century; Travelers' writings, English; History
Description: "A collection of 18th- and early 19th-century primary texts and images that represent various facets of the cross-cultural interaction between India and Britain. The anthology suggests that for a brief period -- while most Europeans were involved in projects of Empire and domination -- some British envisioned a convergence of cultures"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: List of Maps and Illustrations; title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: Chronology; title: Politics and Interaction; title: Physical and Natural Descriptions; title: Religion, Philosopy and Linguistics; title: South Asian Culture; title: Gender and Social Relations; title: Locality and Metropole; title: Epilogue; title: Glossary; title: Bibliography; title: Index.