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Crafting the nation in colonial India
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Crafting the nation in colonial India / Abigail McGowan.
ISBN
0230612679
9780230612679
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Physical Description
xiii, 265 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 01, 2009
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Demanding knowledge, documenting the body
The culture of difference : from colonial knowledge to the problem with crafts
Developing traditions : preservationist design and the independent artisan
Modernizing artisanship : rationalization, efficiency and the cult of the craftsman
Conclusion : the long life of difference : Gandhi and the politics of crafts after 1920.
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