The history of history: politics and scholarship in modern India [electronic resource]
Publication details: New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005Description: 1 online resource (xi, 325 p.)ISBN: 9780199081929 (ebook) :Subject(s): History | Politics and culture | Modern IndiaAdditional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification: 907.20954 LOC classification: DS435Online resources: Click here to see the view Summary: 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.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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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.
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