ISBN-13: 9780415336017 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 240 str.
ISBN-13: 9780415336017 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 240 str.
Drawing on new sources, this book evaluates the importance of Henry Thomas Colebrooke, an East India Company civil servant who became the father of modern Indology. Written by renowned academics in the field of Indology, and drawing on new sources, this book shows how he embodies the significant passage from eighteenth century colonial expansion, to the professional, transnational ethos of nineteenth century intellectual life and scholarly enquiry.
Henry Thomas Colebrooke was an East India Company civil servant who became the father of modern Indology. He embodies the significant passage from the speculative yearnings attendant on eighteenth century colonial expansion, to the professional, transnational ethos of nineteenth century intellectual life and scholarly enquiry. Written by renowned academics in the field of Indology, and drawing on new sources, this book traces, explains and evaluates Colebrooke's importance. This modern biography will contribute to the reassessment of Oriental studies that is currently taking place.