The Calling of History: Sir Jadunath Sarkar and His Empire of Truth

by Dipesh Chakrabarty

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A leading scholar in early twentieth-century India, Sir Jadunath Sarkar (1870-1958) was knighted in 1929 and became the first Indian historian to gain honorary membership in the American Historical Association. By the end of his lifetime, however, he had been marginalized by the Indian history establishment, as postcolonial historians embraced alternative approaches in the name of democracy and anti-colonialism. The Calling of History examines...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226100456

ISBN13:9780226100456

Release Date:July 2015

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:320 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History History Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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