
Writing India
Colonial Ethnography in the Nineteenth Century
Mushirul Hasan(Editor)
OUP India (Publisher)
Published in December 2012
Book
Hardback
648 pages
978-0-19-807406-9 (ISBN)
Description
Bringing together a wealth of archival documents from later nineteenth century, this book presents ethnographic notes on a variety of communities like Brahmans, Rajputs, Sikhs, Garhwalis, Muhammadens, and Dogras. They provide comprehensive information about their everyday lives; geographical distribution; physical and linguistic attributes; myths and genealogies; customs and traditions; religious and social observances; and livelihood patterns. Written by
administrators, ethnographers, army officials, travellers, these documents are carefully edited and annotated by Mushirul Hasan. His introduction locates these communities in the larger context of imperial ideologies and ethnographic debates around late-nineteenth-early twentieth century India.
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This book will interest researchers, students, and scholars of modern Indian history, sociology, and anthropology.
administrators, ethnographers, army officials, travellers, these documents are carefully edited and annotated by Mushirul Hasan. His introduction locates these communities in the larger context of imperial ideologies and ethnographic debates around late-nineteenth-early twentieth century India.
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This book will interest researchers, students, and scholars of modern Indian history, sociology, and anthropology.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 281 mm
Width: 220 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
1296 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-807406-9 (9780198074069)
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Person
Mushirul Hasan, Padmashree, is former Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
Content
INTRODUCTION