Lal, Vinay.
The history of history: politics and scholarship in modern India [electronic resource] - New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005. - 1 online resource (xi, 325 p.)
Originally published: 2003.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A contribution to the understanding of Indian history as a discipline, this book explores the politics of history-writing in India. It narrates the engagement of a civilisation with the historical sensibility and modality. In doing so, it asserts that history, in order to be understood better, has to deploy the language of the layperson in India.
9780199081929 (ebook) : No price
History
Politics and culture
Modern India
DS435
907.20954
The history of history: politics and scholarship in modern India [electronic resource] - New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005. - 1 online resource (xi, 325 p.)
Originally published: 2003.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A contribution to the understanding of Indian history as a discipline, this book explores the politics of history-writing in India. It narrates the engagement of a civilisation with the historical sensibility and modality. In doing so, it asserts that history, in order to be understood better, has to deploy the language of the layperson in India.
9780199081929 (ebook) : No price
History
Politics and culture
Modern India
DS435
907.20954