Title: Colonialism and its forms of knowledge
First published: 1996
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.
Subjects: Politics and government, Civilization, British influences, History, India, history, british occupation, 1765-1947, India, civilization, India, politics and government, 1765-1947, Civilization--british influences, Ds436 .c65 1996, 954
Places: India
Time periods: 1765-1947, British occupation, 1765-1947
LC classification: DS436 .C65 1996