LEADER 03509nam 2200829 a 450 001 9910825346003321 005 20240514073639.0 010 $a9786613615565 010 $a9781280585739 010 $a1280585730 010 $a9781118278970 010 $a1118278976 010 $a9781118279007 010 $a111827900X 010 $a9781118278994 010 $a1118278992 035 $a(CKB)2670000000167006 035 $a(EBL)821977 035 $a(OCoLC)784883674 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000633488 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11439276 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000633488 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10616706 035 $a(PQKB)11137078 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC821977 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL821977 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10580246 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL361556 035 $a(Perlego)1003740 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000167006 100 $a20111214d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aColonial voices $ethe discourses of empire /$fPramod K. Nayar 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aChichester [England] ;$aMalden, Mass. $cWiley-Blackwell$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (274 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781444338560 311 08$a1444338560 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [235]-259) and index. 327 $aIntroducing: 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. 330 $aThis 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, administrat 606 $aEnglish literature$xHistory and criticism 606 $aImperialism in literature 606 $aColonies in literature 606 $aNational characteristics, English, in literature 606 $aExoticism in literature 606 $aOther (Philosophy) in literature 606 $aDiscourse analysis, Narrative 607 $aGreat Britain$xColonies$xIn literature 607 $aIndia$xIn literature 607 $aGreat Britain$xColonies$zIndia$xHistory 615 0$aEnglish literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aImperialism in literature. 615 0$aColonies in literature. 615 0$aNational characteristics, English, in literature. 615 0$aExoticism in literature. 615 0$aOther (Philosophy) in literature. 615 0$aDiscourse analysis, Narrative. 676 $a820.9/3585403 700 $aNayar$b Pramod K$0627133 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910825346003321 996 $aColonial voices$94057931 997 $aUNINA