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Indian Travel Writing in the Age of Empire: 1830-1940
Hardback
Main Details
Title |
Indian Travel Writing in the Age of Empire: 1830-1940
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Dr Pramod K. Nayar
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:248 | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 135 |
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Category/Genre | World history Asian and Middle Eastern history Travel writing |
ISBN/Barcode |
9789389000931
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Classifications | Dewey:910.4089914 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Bloomsbury India
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Imprint |
Bloomsbury India
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Publication Date |
18 January 2020 |
Publication Country |
India
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Description
Indian Travel Writing in the Age of Empire studies a variety of travel narratives by Indian kings, evangelists, statesmen, scholars, merchants, leisure travellers and reformers. It identifies the key modes through which the Indian traveller engaged with Europe and the world-from aesthetic evaluations to cosmopolitan nationalist perceptions, from exoticism to a keen sense of connected and global histories. These modes are constitutive of the identity of the traveller. The book demonstrates how the Indian traveller defied the prescriptive category of the 'imperial subject' and fashions himself through this multilayered engagement with England, Europe and the world in different identities.
Author Biography
Pramod K. Nayar teaches at the Department of English, University of Hyderabad, India.
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