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Another Reason
Gyan Prakash
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Description for Another Reason
Paperback. A study of the intimate relationship between science, colonialism, and the modern nation. It explores the complexities, contradictions, and profound importance of this relationship in the history of the subcontinent. It reveals how science served simultaneously as an instrument of empire and as a symbol of liberty, progress, and universal reason. Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTQ; HBTR; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
Another Reason is a bold and innovative study of the intimate relationship between science, colonialism, and the modern nation. Gyan Prakash, one of the most influential historians of India writing today, explores in fresh and unexpected ways the complexities, contradictions, and profound importance of this relationship in the history of the subcontinent. He reveals how science served simultaneously as an instrument of empire and as a symbol of liberty, progress, and universal reason--and how, in playing these dramatically different roles, it was crucial to the emergence of the modern nation. Prakash ranges over two hundred years of Indian history, from ... Read more
Another Reason is a bold and innovative study of the intimate relationship between science, colonialism, and the modern nation. Gyan Prakash, one of the most influential historians of India writing today, explores in fresh and unexpected ways the complexities, contradictions, and profound importance of this relationship in the history of the subcontinent. He reveals how science served simultaneously as an instrument of empire and as a symbol of liberty, progress, and universal reason--and how, in playing these dramatically different roles, it was crucial to the emergence of the modern nation. Prakash ranges over two hundred years of Indian history, from ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691004532
SKU
V9780691004532
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About Gyan Prakash
Gyan Prakash is Professor of History at Princeton University. He is the author of Bonded Histories, the editor of After Colonialism (Princeton), and a member of the Subaltern Studies Collective.
Reviews for Another Reason
"Prakash offers a fascinating analysis... The meticulous research and the compelling narrative make this a highly recommended book."
Choice "Another Reason is an intelligent, sophisticated and lucid work of scholarship, which fills a major gap in the historiography of India."
Zaheer Baber, Times Literary Supplement
Choice "Another Reason is an intelligent, sophisticated and lucid work of scholarship, which fills a major gap in the historiography of India."
Zaheer Baber, Times Literary Supplement