British Encounters with India, 1750-1830 : A Sourcebook

Tim Keirn (Editor); Norbert Schürer (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0230231446 / ISBN 13: 9780230231443

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, 2011

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Very minor wear to cover. Internally, clean and fresh, with unmarked and uncreased pages. Overall, very sound and presentable. Publisher's note: "A collection of 18th- and early 19th-century primary texts and images that represent various facets of the cross-cultural interaction between India and Britain. The anthology suggests that for a brief period -- while most Europeans were involved in projects of Empire and domination -- some British envisioned a convergence of cultures"-- Provided by publisher. Size: 23.4 x 16.3 x 1.4 cm. xv, 229 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: History; Great Britain -- Relations -- India -- Sources; India -- Relations -- Great Britain -- Sources; India -- Civilization -- British influences -- Sources; India -- Civilization -- 18th century -- Sources; India -- Civilization -- 19th century -- Sources; Great Britain -- Civilization -- Indic influences -- Sources; Great Britain -- Civilization -- 18th century -- Sources; Great Britain -- Civilization -- 19th century -- Sources; ISBN: 0230231446. ISBN/EAN: 9780230231443. Add. Inventory No: 250214SWY0554433.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: British Encounters with India, 1750-1830 : A Sourcebook
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230231446
• ISBN 13: 9780230231443
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Very Good
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Synopsis

A collection of 18th- and early 19th-century primary texts and images that represent various facets of the cross-cultural interaction between India and Britain. The anthology suggests that for a brief period - while most Europeans were involved in projects of Empire and domination - some British envisioned a convergence of cultures.

About the Author

TIM KEIRN is Lecturer in both History and Education at California State University, Long Beach, USA. He has published a range of articles and essays on eighteenth-century British and World history as well as in History Education. He is the author of Witness to World History: The Early Modern Period (forthcoming 2013).

NORBERT SCHURER is Associate Professor in the English department at California State University, Long Beach, USA. His research and teaching focuses on eighteenth-century British literature, book history, and women's writing. His recent publications include an edition of the novel Sophia by Charlotte Lennox and Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children: A Reader's Guide.
TIM KEIRN is Lecturer in both History and Education at California State University, Long Beach, USA. He has published a range of articles and essays on eighteenth-century British and World history as well as in History Education. He is the author of Witness to World History: The Early Modern Period (forthcoming 2013).

NORBERT SCHURER is Associate Professor in the English department at California State University, Long Beach, USA. His research and teaching focuses on eighteenth-century British literature, book history, and women's writing. His recent publications include an edition of the novel Sophia by Charlotte Lennox and Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children: A Reader's Guide.