Preeminence Of The Vernaculars Or The Anglicists Answered: Being Four Letters On The Education Of The People Of India (1847)

by Brian Houghton Hodgson

Book Overview

""Preeminence Of The Vernaculars Or The Anglicists Answered: Being Four Letters On The Education Of The People Of India"" is a book written by Brian Houghton Hodgson in 1847. The book is a response to the debate that was ongoing at the time regarding the language of instruction in India's schools. The Anglicists argued for the use of English, while the Vernacularists advocated for the use of local languages. Hodgson, who was a British colonial administrator...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1104366967
• ISBN13: 9781104366964
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"