{"product_id":"the-civilisational-mission-pramod-k-nayar-9789354356087","title":"The 'Civilisational Mission': From Discovery to the Civilizational Mission: English Writings on India, the Imperial Archive, Volume 5","description":"\u003cp\u003eIndia and the subcontinent stimulated the curiosity of the British who came to India as traders. Each aspect of life in India - its people, customs, geography, climate, fauna and flora - was documented by British travelers, traders, administrators, soldiers to make sense to the European mind. As they 'discovered' India and occupied it, they also attempted to 'civilise' the natives. \u003cbr\u003eThe present volumes focus on select aspects of the imperial archives: the accounts of \"discovery\" and exploration - fauna and flora, geography, climate - the people of the subcontinent, English domesticity and social life in the subcontinent, the wars and skirmishes - including the \"Mutiny\" of 1857-58 - and the \"civilisational mission\".\u003cbr\u003eVolume 5 \u003ci\u003eThe 'Civilisational Mission'\u003c\/i\u003e documents England's social reform and other efforts at 'improving' the colonised. The British, like other Europeans in Africa and Asian colonies, explained, defended and promoted their presence and action by presenting themselves in the role of the civilisers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pramod K. Nayar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9354356087\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789354356087\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.32w x 1.00d","brand":"Pramod K. Nayar","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43945963585791,"sku":"9789354356087","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2104a8b6-38fb-4c7c-8958-d7f082d8a05b.jpg?v=1681510750","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-civilisational-mission-pramod-k-nayar-9789354356087","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}