Trans-colonial Modernities in South Asia

Download or read book Trans-colonial Modernities in South Asia written by Michael S. Dodson and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The generation of national cultures in colonized areas of Asia during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries has most often been traced to the cultural-textual production of emerging ' middle-class' elites. This book presents cutting-edge interpretations of the emergence of Asian nationalism, calling special attention to the realms of ' national' science, religion, and philosophy. Promoting the comparison of ' traditional' scholars and elites in a trans-colonial, trans-national context, this unique book focuses on the formation ...