British encounters with India, 1750-1830

By Tim Keirn, Norbert Schürer

Subjects: Colonies, Travelers' writings, English, HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia, Sources, Anglo-Indian literature, India, civilization, Relations, Nationalism and literature, Great britain, civilization, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain, Indic literature (English), India, foreign relations, great britain, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, Great britain, foreign relations, india, History and criticism, History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General

Description: "A collection of 18th- and early 19th-century primary texts and images that represent various facets of the cross-cultural interaction between India and Britain. The anthology suggests that for a brief period -- while most Europeans were involved in projects of Empire and domination -- some British envisioned a convergence of cultures"--