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Book Summary
About the Book: 'Discoveries, Explorations and the Imperial Survey: From
Discovery to the Civilizational Mission: English Writings on India, The Imperial
Archive, Volume 1
India and the subcontinent stimulated the curiosity of the British who came to
India as traders. Each aspect of life in India — its people, customs, geography,
climate, fauna and flora — was documented by British travelers, traders,
administrators, soldiers to make sense to the European mind. As they 'discovered
India and occupied it, they also attempted to 'civilise the natives.
The present volumes focus on select aspects of the imperial archives: the
accounts of "discovery" and exploration fauna and flora,
ISBN-13
9789354356421
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic India
Publishing Date
2022-01-18
Total Pages
216
'Discoveries, Explorations and the Imperial Survey: From Discovery to the Civilizational Mission: English Writings on India, The Imperial Archive, Volume 1
About the Book: 'Discoveries, Explorations and the Imperial Survey: From
Discovery to the Civilizational Mission: English Writings on India, The Imperial
Archive, Volume 1
India and the subcontinent stimulated the curiosity of the British who came to
India as traders. Each aspect of life in India — its people, customs, geography,
climate, fauna and flora — was documented by British travelers, traders,
administrators, soldiers to make sense to the European mind. As they 'discovered
India and occupied it, they also attempted to 'civilise the natives.
The present volumes focus on select aspects of the imperial archives: the
accounts of "discovery" and exploration fauna and flora,