Exploring the West: three travel narratives

This omnibus presents a unique perspective of travel writing by Indians describing Europe during the 18th and 19th century. This theme provides the missing link in the east-west paradigm. Whereas the other aspect of the western perspective on Indian civilization has been studied for quite some time,...

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Hauptverfasser: Iʿtiṣām-ad-Dīn (VerfasserIn), Abū-Ṭālib Ḫān 1752-1806 (VerfasserIn), Lutfullah 1802-1874 (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Delhi Oxford University Press 2009
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Zusammenfassung:This omnibus presents a unique perspective of travel writing by Indians describing Europe during the 18th and 19th century. This theme provides the missing link in the east-west paradigm. Whereas the other aspect of the western perspective on Indian civilization has been studied for quite some time, the descriptions of this omnibus invert this image and show Europe in the eyes of the Indian traveller during the arrival of modernity in the subcontinent
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Enth. u.a.: Images of the west / the adventures of Itesamuddin
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:0198063113
9780198063117
9780199080199
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198063117.001.0001

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