Masks of conquest : literary study and British rule in India / Gauri Viswanathan.

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TextPublisher: New York : Columbia University Press, [2015]Edition: 25th anniversary editionDescription: xxvi, 208 pages ; 23 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780231171694

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DDC classification:

420.710 VIS

Contents:

1. The Beginnings of English Literary Study 2. Praeparatio Evangelica 3. "One Power, One Mind" 4. Rewriting English 5. Lessons of History 6. The Failure of English 7. Conclusion: Empire and the Western Canon

Summary: A work in postcolonial studies, this text describes the introduction of English studies in India under British rule and illuminates the discipline's transcontinental movements and derivations, showing that the origins of English studies are as diverse and diffuse as its future shape. The text also argues forcefully that the curricular study of English can no longer be understood innocently of or inattentively to the imperial contexts in which the discipline first articulated its mission.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	IIITDM Kurnool General Stacks	Non-fiction	420.710 VIS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		0003843

A work in postcolonial studies, this text describes the introduction of English studies in India under British rule and illuminates the discipline's transcontinental movements and derivations, showing that the origins of English studies are as diverse and diffuse as its future shape. The text also argues forcefully that the curricular study of English can no longer be understood innocently of or inattentively to the imperial contexts in which the discipline first articulated its mission.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-198) and index.

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