ISBN:
9780199080816
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (182 p.)
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Bhattacharya, Sabyasachi, 1938 - 2019 Talking back
DDC:
379.54
Keywords:
Nationalism and education India
;
History, 20th century
;
Nationalism and education
;
India
;
History
;
20th century
;
India
;
Civilization
;
Indien
;
Nationalismus
;
Zivilisation
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
This title highlights how the idea of civilisation formed one of the strong elements of the Indian nationalist discourse. It shows how, around the turn of 20th century, Indians began to 'talk back' and question the colonial assumptions in imagining and narrating India's past.
DOI:
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198075042.001.0001
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