Masks of Conquest: Literary Study and British Rule in India

By Gauri Viswanathan

Book Overview

A classic work in postcolonial studies, Masks of Conquest describes the introduction of English studies in India under British rule and illuminates the discipline's transcontinental movements and derivations, showing that the origins of English studies are as diverse and diffuse as its future shape. In her new preface, Gauri Viswanathan argues forcefully that the curricular study of English can no longer be understood innocently of or inattentively to the imperial contexts in which the discipline first articulated its mission.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231171692
• ISBN13: 9780231171694
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Interesting

This is an interesting book that talks about the use of English language in British India. The way it was used for administrative purposes and also to suppress other Indian languages, for spreading christianity and other issues to keep the local population under the British control.