Texts of Power: Emerging Disciplines in Colonial Bengal

by Partha Chatterjee

Book Overview

The case of Bengal illustrates the interaction of colonialism and modernity.

Bengal was the first "modern" province in India-the first, that is, to undergo a forced encounter with Western modernity. Beginning with this premise, the writers in Texts of Power consider what the case of Bengal says about the workings of Western modernity in a colonial setting.

A truly interdisciplinary effort, this collection...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816626871
• ISBN13: 9780816626878
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 9.0"