The Classics and Colonial India |
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Author:
| Vasunia, Phiroze |
Series title: | Classical Presences Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-920323-9 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $150.00 |
Book Description:
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Offering a unique cross-cultural study, this book provides a detailed account of the relationship between classical antiquity and the British colonial presence in India. Vasunia shows how classical culture pervaded the minds of the British colonizers, and highlights the many Indian receptions of Greco-Roman antiquity.
Offering a unique cross-cultural study, this book provides a detailed account of the relationship between classical antiquity and the British colonial presence in India. Vasunia shows how classical culture pervaded the minds of the British colonizers, and highlights the many Indian receptions of Greco-Roman antiquity.