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British encounters with India, 1750-1830
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Tim Keirn,Norbert Schürer |
"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 bri… |
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Envisioning the worst
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Linda Evi Merians |
"This book investigates how the early-modern English came to envision "Hottentots" as humanity's most base and beastly people.".
"The descriptions of Africa's southern-most people that appear in tra… |
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God doesn't need a passport
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Mary Turner |
"In a series of travel vignettes that includes humor, pathos, information, and high drama, she [the author] shares the lives of those she met along the way ... From the joyous 'egg man' in Azerbaijan… |
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"A Truthful Impression of the Country"
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Nicholas R. Clifford |
""A Truthful Impression of the Country" will appeal not only to those interested in the broad phenomenon of imperialism but also to those interested in cultural studies and postcolonialism. It will l… |
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