Civilizing missions in colonial and postcolonial South Asia [electronic resource] : from improvement to development / edited by Carey A. Watt and Michael Mann.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London ; New York : Anthem Press, c2011.Description: vi, 337 p. : ill., portsSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 954.03 22
LOC classification:
  • DS463 .C553 2011eb
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Contents:
pt. 1. The Raj's reforms and improvements : aspects of the British civilizing mission -- pt. 2. Colonialism, Indians and nongovernmental associations : the ambiguity and complexity of 'improvement' -- pt. 3. Indian 'self-civilizing' efforts c. 1900-1930 -- pt. 4. Transcending 1947 : colonial and postcolonial continuities.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. The Raj's reforms and improvements : aspects of the British civilizing mission -- pt. 2. Colonialism, Indians and nongovernmental associations : the ambiguity and complexity of 'improvement' -- pt. 3. Indian 'self-civilizing' efforts c. 1900-1930 -- pt. 4. Transcending 1947 : colonial and postcolonial continuities.

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