Colonial Narratives/Cultural Dialogues
'Discoveries' of India in the Language of Colonialism
Published on 2. September 2003
208 pages
978-1-134-88617-3 (ISBN)
Description
Colonial Narratives/Cultural Dialogues demonstrates the continuing validity of the colonial paradigm as it maps the geographical, political, and imaginative space of 'India/Indies' from the seventeenth century to the present. Breaking new ground in postcolonial studies, Jyotsna Singh highlights the interconnections among early modern colonial encounters, later manifestations in the Raj and their lingering influence in the postcolonial Indian nationalist state.
Singh challenges the assumption of eye-witness accounts and unmeditated experiences implcit in colonial representational practices, and often left unchallenged in the postcolonial era.
Essential introductory reading for students and academics, Colonial Narratives/Cultural Dialogues re-evaluates the following texts:
* seventeenth century travel narratives about India
* eighteenth century 'nabob' texts
* letters of the Orientalist, Sir William Jones
* reviews of Shakespearean productions in Calcutta and postcolonial Indo-Anglian novels
Singh challenges the assumption of eye-witness accounts and unmeditated experiences implcit in colonial representational practices, and often left unchallenged in the postcolonial era.
Essential introductory reading for students and academics, Colonial Narratives/Cultural Dialogues re-evaluates the following texts:
* seventeenth century travel narratives about India
* eighteenth century 'nabob' texts
* letters of the Orientalist, Sir William Jones
* reviews of Shakespearean productions in Calcutta and postcolonial Indo-Anglian novels
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
1,50 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-88617-3 (9781134886173)
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Jyotsna Singh
Colonial Narratives/Cultural Dialogues
'Discoveries' of India in the Language of Colonialism
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10/1996
1st Edition
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Jyotsna Singh
Colonial Narratives/Cultural Dialogues
'Discoveries' of India in the Language of Colonialism
Book
10/1996
1st Edition
Routledge
€70.75
Shipment within 15-20 days
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Jyotsna Singh
Content
Introduction 1. Discoveries, Encounters, Spectacles: Colonial Beginnings 2. English Nabobs: Eighteenth Century Orientalism, 3. The Gendering of Empire 4. Shakespeare and the 'Civilizing Mission' 5. 'The Blind Age': Discovering the Postcolonial Nation
