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Autobiography of an Archive: A Scholar´s Passage to India
Nicholas B. Dirks
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Paperback. Series: Cultures of History. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
The decades between 1970 and the end of the twentieth century saw the disciplines of history and anthropology draw closer together, with historians paying more attention to social and cultural factors and the significance of everyday experience in the study of the past. The people, rather than elite actors, became the focus of their inquiry, and anthropological insights into agriculture, kinship, ritual, and folk customs enabled historians to develop richer and more representative narratives. The intersection of these two disciplines also helped scholars reframe the legacies of empire and the roots of colonial knowledge. In this collection of essays ... Read more
The decades between 1970 and the end of the twentieth century saw the disciplines of history and anthropology draw closer together, with historians paying more attention to social and cultural factors and the significance of everyday experience in the study of the past. The people, rather than elite actors, became the focus of their inquiry, and anthropological insights into agriculture, kinship, ritual, and folk customs enabled historians to develop richer and more representative narratives. The intersection of these two disciplines also helped scholars reframe the legacies of empire and the roots of colonial knowledge. In this collection of essays ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
Series
Cultures of History
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231169677
SKU
V9780231169677
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About Nicholas B. Dirks
Nicholas B. Dirks is the chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, where he is also a professor of history and anthropology. An internationally renowned historian and anthropologist, he is known for his work on the history of kingship and the institution of caste in India, as well as for his writing on the British empire. His major works include ... Read more
Reviews for Autobiography of an Archive: A Scholar´s Passage to India
A unique and compelling volume with a great deal of fascinating material and provocative observations. Nicholas B. Dirks's essays will be extremely influential for the large and growing public interested in India.
David Szanton, University of California, Berkeley, and editor of The Politics of Knowledge: Area Studies and the Disciplines Using the conceit of an autobiography, this book dazzles ... Read more
David Szanton, University of California, Berkeley, and editor of The Politics of Knowledge: Area Studies and the Disciplines Using the conceit of an autobiography, this book dazzles ... Read more