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The Origins of Modern Historiography in India

Antiquarianism and Philology, 1780-1880
By:R. Mantena
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9780230341012
eText ISBN:9781137011923
Edition:0
Copyright:2012
Format:Page Fidelity

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This book uncovers practices surrounding acts of collecting, surveying, and antiquarianism during British colonial rule in India. By examining these practices, this book traces the colonial conditions of the production of 'sources,' the forging of a new historical method, and the ascendance of positivist historiography in nineteenth-century India.