D'Souza Knowledge, mediation and empire

James Tod's journeys among the Rajputs
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-78499-207-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, Band 124, 288 Seiten

Reihe: Studies in Imperialism

Studies Tod’s relationships with particular Rajput leaders and with the Rajputs as a group in general, in order to better understand his attempts to portray their history, geographical moorings and social customs to British and European readers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

D'Souza, Florence

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Kolonialismus, Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte: Expeditionen & Entdeckungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. Tod as an observer of landscape in Rajasthan and Gujarat
2. Tod as anthropologist: trying to understand
3. Tod’s practice of science in India: voyages through empirical common sense
4. Tod’s use of romanticism in his textual constructions of Rajasthan and Gujarat
5. Tod’s romantic approach as opposed to James Mill’s utilitarian approach to British government in India
6. Tod’s knowledge exchanges with his contemporaries
Conclusion
Index

Über Autor(innen)

D'Souza Florence:
Florence D’Souza is Lecturer in Studies of the English-Speaking World at the University of Lille 3, FranceFlorence D’Souza is Lecturer in Studies of the English-Speaking World at the University of Lille 3, France