The history of history : politics and scholarship in modern India /

A contribution to the understanding of Indian history as a discipline, this book explores the politics of history-writing in India. It narrates the engagement of a civilisation with the historical sensibility and modality. In doing so, it asserts that history, in order to be understood better, has t...

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Main Author:	Lal, Vinay
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Subjects:	India > Historiography. Politics and culture > India. History > Study and teaching > India. Politique et culture > Inde. Histoire > Étude et enseignement > Inde. 15.75 history of Asia. 15.01 historiography. Historiography History > Study and teaching Politics and culture India Historiography. India. Electronic books. History (form)
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Summary:	A contribution to the understanding of Indian history as a discipline, this book explores the politics of history-writing in India. It narrates the engagement of a civilisation with the historical sensibility and modality. In doing so, it asserts that history, in order to be understood better, has to deploy the language of the layperson in India.
Item Description:	Originally published: 2003.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xi, 325 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780199081929 0199081921