The Classics and Colonial India

The Classics and Colonial India
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Publisher : OUP Oxford
Total Pages : 413
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ISBN-10 : 9780199203239
ISBN-13 : 0199203237
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Book Synopsis The Classics and Colonial India by : Phiroze Vasunia

Download or read book The Classics and Colonial India written by Phiroze Vasunia and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2013-05-16 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a unique cross-cultural study, this book provides a detailed account of the relationship between classical antiquity and the British colonial presence in India. Vasunia shows how classical culture pervaded the minds of the British colonizers, and highlights the many Indian receptions of Greco-Roman antiquity.


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