Reading the Animal in the Literature of the British Raj
- ISBN-10
- 1137011076
- ISBN-13
- 9781137011077
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 212
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-02-27
- Publisher
- Springer
- Author
- S. Rajamannar
Description
Discusses the production and circulation of animal narratives in colonial India in order to investigate the constructs of animals played into a variety of forms of othering that took place in England during its imperial venture.
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