Imagining India
Author | : Ainslie Thomas Embree |
Publisher | : Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 1989 |
ISBN-13 | : UOM:39015016966148 |
ISBN-10 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Imagining India by : Ainslie Thomas Embree
Download or read book Imagining India written by Ainslie Thomas Embree and published by Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this illuminating collection of esays, Ainslie Embree examines the complex interplay of indigenous Indian culture with Islamic and western civilizations. He argues that civilization is not a fixed residue handed down from the past, but rather an enduring structure with adaptive mechanisms that permit it to be both a historically determined and continuously creative force.