Subject Lessons: The Western Education of Colonial India
(Part of the Politics, History, and Culture Series)
No Customer Reviews
Select Format
Select Condition 
Book Overview
Subject Lessons offers a fascinating account of how western knowledge "traveled" to India, changed that which it encountered, and was itself transformed in the process. Beginning in 1835, India's British rulers funded schools and universities to disseminate modern, western knowledge in the expectation that it would gradually replace indigenous ways of knowing. From the start, western education was endowed with great significance in India, not...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0822341050
ISBN13:9780822341055
Release Date:August 2007
Publisher:Duke University Press
Length:276 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
0 rating
Copyright © 2024 Thriftbooks.com Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
