John Marriott

The other empire

Metropolis, India and progress in the colonial imagination

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Produktbeschreibung

This is a detailed study of the various ways in which London and India were imaginatively constructed by British observers during the nineteenth century.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. März 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 395g
• ISBN-13: 9780719080470
• ISBN-10: 0719080479
• Artikelnr.: 26153725

Autorenporträt

John Marriott is the chair of the World Religions department at the Institute of Religious Studies at Missional University, and an adjunct professor in the Philosophy and Intercultural Studies departments at Biola University. He is also the director for Cultural Engagement at the Renaissance Forum and an editorial consultant for the Center for Christian Thought.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Metropolis and India 1. The antinomies of progress 2. Desarts
of Africa or Arabia 3. The intimate connexion 4. A complete cyclopaedia 5.
So immense an empire 6. In darkest England 7. The great museum of races
Conclusion Index