The Audacious Raconteur Sovereignty and Storytelling in Colonial India / Leela Prasad.
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TextPublisher: Cornell University Press, Manufacturer: Project MUSE, Description: 1 online resource (1 online resource)ISBN: 9781501752285Subject(s): Imperialism in literature | Politics and literature -- India -- History -- 20th century | Politics and literature -- India -- History -- 19th century | Storytelling -- Political aspects -- India | Literature and society -- India -- History -- 20th century | Literature and society -- India -- History -- 19th century | India -- Intellectual life -- 20th century | India -- Intellectual life -- 19th centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books. Additional physical formats: Print version:: The audacious raconteurDDC classification: 809/.8954 LOC classification: DS428Online resources: Full text available: | Item type | Current library | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : "An Acre of Ground" -- The Ruse of Colonial Modernity : Anna Liberata de Souza -- The History of the English Empire as a Fall : P.V. Ramaswami Raju -- The Subjective Scientific Method : M.N. Venkataswami -- The Irony of the "Native Scholar" : S.M. Natesa Sastri -- Conclusion : The Sovereign Self.
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"The Audacious Raconteur tells the story of how between 1868 and 1930, four unknown Indian raconteurs, who were political subjects of a colonial regime, audaciously claimed sovereignty through their rambunctious storytelling and put empire in its place"-- Provided by publisher.
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