Colonialism as Civilizing Mission
Cultural Ideology in British India
Michael Mann editor Harald Fischer-Tiné editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Anthem Press
Published:1st Mar '04
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A fresh examination of the ideology, programmes, expressions and consequences of the British 'civilizing mission' in South Asia.
A fresh and stimulating examination of the ideology, programmes, expressions and consequences of the British 'civilizing mission' in South Asia.
Ranging from studies on sport and national education and pulp fiction to infanticide, psychiatric therapy and religion, these essays on the various forms, expressions and consequences of the British 'civilizing mission' in South Asia shed light on a topic that even today continues to be an important factor in South Asian politics.
'What is intellectually stimulating is the variety that this volume offers - the ways in which individual essays bring into light a new body of archival sources as well as the manner in which eash essay offers a specific geographical-cultural episode of a larger pan-Indian narrative around the colonial "civilizing mission."' —Srirupa Prasad, 'Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History'
ISBN: 9781843310921
Dimensions: 234mm x 155mm x 26mm
Weight: 454g
362 pages