Drawing on new sources, this book evaluates the importance of Henry Thomas Colebrooke, an East India Company civil servant who became the father of modern Indology. Written by renowned academics in the field of Indology, and drawing on new sources, this book shows how he embodies the significant passage from eighteenth century colonial expansion, to the professional, transnational ethos of nineteenth century intellectual life and scholarly enquiry.
Drawing on new sources, this book evaluates the importance of Henry Thomas Colebrooke, an East India Company civil servant who became the father of modern Indology. Written by renowned academics in the field of Indology, and drawing on new sources, this book shows how he embodies the significant passage from eighteenth century colonial expansion, to the professional, transnational ethos of nineteenth century intellectual life and scholarly enquiry.
Rosane Rocher is Professor Emerita of South Asia Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Her research interests include the history of Indology and of linguistics, particularly in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Ludo Rocher is Emeritus W. Norman Brown Professor of South Asia Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. His research interests include the cultural history of India through the ages, with particular focus on the development of Hindu law and its adaptation in the Anglo-Indian courts.
Inhaltsangabe
1. From Heir to the Crown to Turnspit (London 1765-1782) 2. Against the Grain (Rural Bengal 1783-1795) 3. Law and Sanskrit (Mirzapur 1795-1801) 4. Matter of Duty (Calcutta 1802-1807) 5. Theorist of the Bengal Government (Calcutta 1807-1814) 6. Promoting India (London 1815-1827) 7. Sunset (London 1827-1837) 8. Legacy
1. From Heir to the Crown to Turnspit (London 1765-1782) 2. Against the Grain (Rural Bengal 1783-1795) 3. Law and Sanskrit (Mirzapur 1795-1801) 4. Matter of Duty (Calcutta 1802-1807) 5. Theorist of the Bengal Government (Calcutta 1807-1814) 6. Promoting India (London 1815-1827) 7. Sunset (London 1827-1837) 8. Legacy
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