03339nam 2200745 a 450 991082534600332120230801222135.01-280-58573-097866136155651-118-27897-61-118-27900-X1-118-27899-2(CKB)2670000000167006(EBL)821977(OCoLC)784883674(SSID)ssj0000633488(PQKBManifestationID)11439276(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000633488(PQKBWorkID)10616706(PQKB)11137078(MiAaPQ)EBC821977(Au-PeEL)EBL821977(CaPaEBR)ebr10580246(CaONFJC)MIL361556(EXLCZ)99267000000016700620111214d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrColonial voices[electronic resource] the discourses of empire /Pramod K. NayarChichester [England] ;Malden, Mass. Wiley-Blackwell20121 online resource (274 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4443-3856-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-259) and index.Introducing: colonial discourse -- Travel, exploration and discovery: from imagination to inquiry -- The discourse of difference: constructing the colonial exotic -- Empire management: from domestication to spectacle -- Civilizing the empire: colonialism and the ideology of moral-material progress -- Aesthetic understanding: from colonial English to imperial cosmopolitans.This accessible cultural history explores 400 years of British imperial adventure in India, developing a coherent narrative through a wide range of colonial documents, from exhibition catalogues to memoirs and travelogues. It shows how these texts helped legitimize the moral ambiguities of colonial rule even as they helped the English fashion themselves. An engaging examination of European colonizers' representations of native populationsAnalyzes colonial discourse through an impressive range of primary sources, including memoirs, letters, exhibition catalogues, administratEnglish literatureHistory and criticismImperialism in literatureColonies in literatureNational characteristics, English, in literatureExoticism in literatureOther (Philosophy) in literatureDiscourse analysis, NarrativeGreat BritainColoniesIn literatureIndiaIn literatureGreat BritainColoniesIndiaHistoryEnglish literatureHistory and criticism.Imperialism in literature.Colonies in literature.National characteristics, English, in literature.Exoticism in literature.Other (Philosophy) in literature.Discourse analysis, Narrative.820.9/3585403Nayar Pramod K627133MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825346003321Colonial voices4057931UNINA