Claiming India :
Mohan, Jyoti
Claiming India : French scholars and the preoccupation with India during the nineteenth century by Jyoti Mohan. - New Delhi : SAGE, ©2018. - xxxv, 392 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: The Last King of France Found...in India? -- India: A Land of Wonders or of Monstrosities? The Writings of Missionaries -- The Sublime Civilization of India: The Pre-occupation of Philosophes -- The Business of Serious Academics: Indology and the Study of India -- The Era of Empiricism and the Rise of Philology -- The Glory of Ancient India Stems from her Aryan Blood: The Development of "Scientific Anthropology" in Relation to India -- Recasting India in French Indology: Hinduism and the Caste System -- Writing Histories, Creating India -- Imperial Showcase: The Visual Presentation of India.
9789352804658
2017046534
Postcolonialism--History--India--19th century.
India--Civilization--Historiography.
India--Civilization--Study and teaching--History--France--19th century.
France--Colonies--History--India--19th century.
DS435 / .M64 2018
954.031 / MOH-C
Claiming India : French scholars and the preoccupation with India during the nineteenth century by Jyoti Mohan. - New Delhi : SAGE, ©2018. - xxxv, 392 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: The Last King of France Found...in India? -- India: A Land of Wonders or of Monstrosities? The Writings of Missionaries -- The Sublime Civilization of India: The Pre-occupation of Philosophes -- The Business of Serious Academics: Indology and the Study of India -- The Era of Empiricism and the Rise of Philology -- The Glory of Ancient India Stems from her Aryan Blood: The Development of "Scientific Anthropology" in Relation to India -- Recasting India in French Indology: Hinduism and the Caste System -- Writing Histories, Creating India -- Imperial Showcase: The Visual Presentation of India.
9789352804658
2017046534
Postcolonialism--History--India--19th century.
India--Civilization--Historiography.
India--Civilization--Study and teaching--History--France--19th century.
France--Colonies--History--India--19th century.
DS435 / .M64 2018
954.031 / MOH-C