Colonialism and its forms of knowledge
Subtitle: the British in India
By: Bernard S. Cohn.
Series: Princeton studies in culture/power/history
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
Subjects: India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947; India -- Civilization -- British influences; India -- Politics and government -- 1765-1947
Description: Bernard Cohn's interest in the construction of Empire as an intellectual and cultural phenomenon has set the agenda for the academic study of modern Indian culture for over two decades. His earlier publications have shown how dramatic British innovations in India, including revenue and legal systems, led to fundamental structural changes in Indian social relations. This collection of his writings in the last fifteen years discusses areas in which the colonial impact has generally been overlooked. The essays form a multifaceted exploration of the ways in which the British discovery, collection, and codification of information about Indian society contributed to colonial cultural hegemony and political control. -- Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-180) and index.