Civilizing missions in colonial and postcolonial South Asia
Subtitle: from improvement to development
By: edited by Carey A. Watt and Michael Mann
Publisher: Anthem Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
ISBN-13: 9781843318644
Subjects: Civilization; British influences; Colonial influence; Colonies; Social policy; History
Description: "This collection demonstrates how the civilizing mission can serve as an analytical rubric with relevance to many themes in the colonial and postcolonial eras: economic development, state building, pacification, nationalism, cultural improvement, gender and generational relations, caste and untouchability, religion and missionaries, class relations, urbanization, NGOs and civil society."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.