Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History: Antiquarianism and Philology, 1780-1880

Mantena, R.

This book uncovers practices surrounding acts of collecting, surveying, and antiquarianism during British colonial rule in India. By examining these practices, this book traces the colonial conditions of the production of 'sources,' the forging of a new historical method, and the ascendance of positivist historiography in nineteenth-century India.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2012-02-29

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230341012

DOI: 10.1057/9781137011923

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 261