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Autobiography of an Archive - A Scholar's Passage to India (Hardcover) Loot Price: R3,073
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Autobiography of an Archive - A Scholar's Passage to India (Hardcover): Nicholas B. Dirks

Autobiography of an Archive - A Scholar's Passage to India (Hardcover)

Nicholas B. Dirks

Series: Cultures of History

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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 and lectures, history's turn from high politics and formal intellectual history toward ordinary lives and cultural rhythms is vividly reflected in a scholar's intellectual journey to India. Nicholas B. Dirks recounts his early study of kingship in India, the rise of the caste system, the emergence of English imperial interest in controlling markets and India's political regimes, and the development of a crisis in sovereignty that led to an extraordinary nationalist struggle. He shares his personal encounters with archives that provided the sources and boundaries for research on these subjects, ultimately revealing the limits of colonial knowledge and single disciplinary perspectives. Drawing parallels to the way American universities balance the liberal arts and specialized research today, Dirks, who has occupied senior administrative positions and now leads the University of California at Berkeley, encourages scholars to continue to apply multiple approaches to their research and build a more global and ethical archive.

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Imprint: Columbia University Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Cultures of History
Release date: February 2015
First published: February 2015
Authors: Nicholas B. Dirks
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Trade binding
Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 978-0-231-16966-0
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > General
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > History > Theory & methods > General
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LSN: 0-231-16966-3
Barcode: 9780231169660

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