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Masks of Conquest: Literary Study and British Rule in India
Masks of Conquest Literary Study and British Rule in India
Author: Gauri Viswanathan
A classic work in postcolonial studies, Masks of Conquest describes the introduction of English studies in India under British rule and its function as an effective form of political control abetting voluntary cultural assimilation. Gauri Viswanathan demonstrates how the literary text functioned as a mirror of the ideal Englishman and became a ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780231171694
ISBN-10: 0231171692
Publication Date: 12/16/2014
Pages: 240
Edition: Twenty-fifth Anniver
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Publisher: Columbia University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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