British encounters with India, 1750-1830: a sourcebook

A collection of 18th- and early 19th-century primary texts and images that represent various facets of the cross-cultural interaction between India and Britain. The anthology suggests that for a brief period - while most Europeans were involved in projects of Empire and domination - some British envisioned a convergence of cultures. TIM KEIRN is Lecturer in both History and Education at California State University, Long Beach, USA. He has published a range of articles and essays on eighteenth-century British and World history as well as in History Education. He is the author of 'Witness to World History: The Early Modern Period' (forthcoming 2013). NORBERT SCHURER is Associate Professor in the English departmentat California State University, Long Beach, USA. His research and teaching focuses on eighteenth-century British literature, book history, and women's writing. His recent publications include an edition of the novel 'Sophia' by Charlotte Lennox and Salman Rushdie's 'Midnight's Children: A Reader's Guide. ' INDICE: List of Maps - Acknowledgements - Note on the Texts - Introduction- Politics and Governance - Colony and Metropole - Geographies - Religion - Gender and Domestic Life - Culture - Images - Bibliography and Further Reading - Index

• ISBN: 978-0-230-23143-6
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 248
• Fecha Publicación: 12/09/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés