The Audacious Raconteur: Sovereignty and Storytelling in Colonial India
Author:   Leela Prasad
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
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Pages:   222
Publication Date:   15 November 2020
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
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Author:   Leela Prasad
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Cornell University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781501752278


ISBN 10:   1501752278
Pages:   222
Publication Date:   15 November 2020
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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"Introduction: ""That Acre of Ground"" 1. The Ruse of Colonial Modernity: Anna Liberata de Souza 2. The History of the English Empire as a Fall: P. V. Ramaswami Raju 3. The Subjective Scientific Method: M. N. Venkataswami 4. The Irony of the ""Native Scholar"": S. M. Natesa Sastri Conclusion: The Sovereign Self"

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[A] charming retelling of Hanuman's visit to Lanka[...] her insightful studies of her four subjects at times suggest to me a more complex and equivocal relationship with colonial ideology and its hegemonic language. * Journal of the American Oriental Society *


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Leela Prasad is Professor of Ethics and Religious Studies at Duke University. She is the award-winning author of Poetics of Conduct and the codirector of the film Aftertones. Follow her on X @ProfLeelaPrasad.

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