Orientalism and the Postcolonial Predicament: Perspectives on South Asia
- ISBN-10
- 0812214366
- ISBN-13
- 9780812214369
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 355
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Authors
- Peter van der Veer, Carol A. Breckenridge
Description
This book explores the ways in which colonial administrators constructed knowledge about the society and culture of India and the processes through which that knowledge has shaped past and present Indian reality.
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