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Auteur(s) : Rudolph, Lloyd I.
Rudolph, Susanne Hoeber
Titre(s) : Romanticism's child [Texte imprimé] : an intellectual history of James Tod's influence on Indian history and historiography / Lloyd I. Rudolph, Susanne Hoeber Rudolph
Publication : New Delhi : Oxford University Press, copyright 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XVIII-235 p.) ; 21 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
The fascination of Colonel James Tod, one of the earliest colonial ethnographers,
with the cultural practices, communities and histories of the people of Rajasthan
led to a meticulous compilation of information about the region and its people, whom
he deeply admired. His two-volume masterwork, Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan,
published in London in 1829 and 1832, inspired generations of popular renderings of
the past, including nationalist and vernacular imaginations in the whole of South
Asia. Tod's narrative style reflects the influence of Romanticism, medieval feudalism,
and civilizational progress starkly at variance with the official colonial view of
the pre-British past of India. What was the source of this 'romanticism' of Colonel
Tod? Susanne and Lloyd Rudolph contextualize the formation of Tod's ideas and their
reception through documents written by or to Tod, which help in situating and contextualizing
his life work. Interestingly, the second part of the book collects the exchange between
Tod and James Mill in the British parliament over the administration of British territories
in India with Rajputana as a case study. This book thus significantly contributes
to the exploration of knowledge-formation in colonial India and its contemporary influence
Sujet(s) : Tod, James (1782-1835) -- Influence
Colonies britanniques -- Administration -- 19e siècle -- Historiographie
Inde -- 1765-1947 (Occupation britannique) -- Historiographie
Rājasthān (Inde) -- 19e siècle -- Historiographie
Indice(s) Dewey :
954.031 (23e éd.) = Histoire - Inde - 1785-1858
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 0199465894. - ISBN 9780199465897 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45655151m
Notice n° :
FRBNF45655151
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Machine generated contents note:pt. I. On the Writings of Colonel Tod -- ; 1.. Writing
and Reading Tod's Rajasthan: Interpreting the Text and Its Historiography -- ; 2..
Tod vs Mill: Clashing Perspectives on British Rule in India and Indian Civilization:
An Analysis Based on James Tod's and James Mill's 1832 Parliamentary Testimony --
; 3.. Tod and Vernacular History -- ; 4.. Tod's Influence on Shyamal Das's Historiography
in Vir Vinod -- ; 5.. Representing/Re-presenting Rana Pratap: Introduction to Kesri
Singh's Maharana Pratap: The Hero of Haldighati -- ; pt. II. Parliamentary Debate
between Tod and Mill -- ; 6.. James Mill, "Testimony to Parliament 16 February 1832,
The Right Hon. Sir James MacIntosh, in the Chair. Reports from Committees, Session
6 December 1831 -- 16 August 1832" -- ; 7.. James Tod, "Testimony to Parliament, Letter
from Lieut. Col. Tod to T. H. Villiers, Esq., 23 March 1832. Reports from Committees,
Session 6 December 1831 -- 16 August 1832".
