by ParthaChatterjee (Author)
Bengal was the first "modern" province in India - the first, that is, to undergo a forced encounter with Western modernity. From this point of view, the writers in this book consider what the case of Bengal says about the workings of Western modernity in a colonial setting.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 232
Edition: First edition
Publisher: University Of Minnesota Press
Published: 07 Nov 1995
ISBN 10: 0816626871
ISBN 13: 9780816626878