The History of History

Politics and Scholarship in Modern India

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

Av Vinay Lal, USA) Lal, Vinay (, Associate Professor, Department of History, University of California, Los Angeles

219 kr

Slutsåld

A radical contribution to the understanding of Indian history as a discipline, this book explores the politics of history-writing in modern India. It narrates the engagement of a civilisation with the historical sensibility and modaility. In doing so, it asserts that history, in order to be understood better, has to deploy the language of the layperson in India, and interact with the mythic, the a historical, and the folk. This edition has a new afterword, in which the author sums up some of the important developments in current debates on history-writing.

Produktinformation

  • Utgivningsdatum2005-06-16
  • Mått141 x 217 x 20 mm
  • Vikt327 g
  • FormatHäftad
  • SpråkEngelska
  • Antal sidor338
  • FörlagOUP India
  • ISBN9780195672442