The Avatars of Modernity: Vasco da Gama's Discovery and Indian Identitiesin Perspective
Wessler, Heinz Werner; Kjaerholm, Lars & Brimnes, Niels (Eds.)
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Book ID : 24133
ISBN-10 : 81-215-1129-1 / 8121511291
ISBN-13 : 978-81-215-1129-2 / 9788121511292
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2003
Edition :
Language : English
xviii, 295p., 5 B/W & 7 Four-Col. Illus., 23 cm.
CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION
Since Vasco da Gama's so called "discovery of India" (1498) the formulation of identities in India has been inextricably linked to Western comceptualization. Containing contributions by Indian and western scholars side by side and covering the period from da Gama's arrival in India to the present day, this book attempts the presents to the explore the complicated processes of Indian identity frompation from both an indian and a western perspective.
