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100 1 _aMohan, Jyoti
245 1 0 _aClaiming India :
_bFrench scholars and the preoccupation with India during the nineteenth century
_cby Jyoti Mohan.
260 _aNew Delhi :
_bSAGE,
_c©2018.
263 _a1711
300 _axxxv, 392 p. ;
_c22 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction: The Last King of France Found...in India? -- India: A Land of Wonders or of Monstrosities? The Writings of Missionaries -- The Sublime Civilization of India: The Pre-occupation of Philosophes -- The Business of Serious Academics: Indology and the Study of India -- The Era of Empiricism and the Rise of Philology -- The Glory of Ancient India Stems from her Aryan Blood: The Development of "Scientific Anthropology" in Relation to India -- Recasting India in French Indology: Hinduism and the Caste System -- Writing Histories, Creating India -- Imperial Showcase: The Visual Presentation of India.
650 0 _aPostcolonialism
_zIndia
_xHistory
_y19th century.
651 0 _aIndia
_xCivilization
_xHistoriography.
651 0 _aIndia
_xCivilization
_xStudy and teaching
_zFrance
_xHistory
_y19th century.
651 0 _aFrance
_xColonies
_zIndia
_xHistory
_y19th century.
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