Civilizing missions in colonial and postcolonial South Asia: from improvement to development

"This collection demonstrates how the civilizing mission can serve as an analytical rubric with relevance to many themes in the colonial and postcolonial eras: economic development, state building, pacification, nationalism, cultural improvement, gender and generational relations, caste and unt...

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Collaborateurs: Watt, Carey Anthony (Éditeur intellectuel) ; Watt, Carey A. (Autre) ; Mann, Michael 1959- (Autre)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: London [u.a.] Anthem Press 2011
Dans:Année: 2011
Collection/Revue:Anthem South Asian studies
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Inde / Großbritannien / Impérialisme culturel / Colonisation / Histoire 1800-2010
Sujets non-standardisés:B India History British occupation, 1765-1947
B India Colonial influence
B Great Britain Colonies (Asia) Social policy
B India Civilization British influences
B Recueil d'articles
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Résumé:"This collection demonstrates how the civilizing mission can serve as an analytical rubric with relevance to many themes in the colonial and postcolonial eras: economic development, state building, pacification, nationalism, cultural improvement, gender and generational relations, caste and untouchability, religion and missionaries, class relations, urbanization, NGOs and civil society."--From back cover
ISBN:1843318644