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Archiving the British Raj : history of the archival policy of the government of India, with selected documents, 1858-1947 / Sabyasachi Bhattacharya.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bhattacharya, Sabyasachi, 1938- author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Archives--India--History.
- Archives.
- India--Archival resources--History.
- India.
- India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947--Sources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2019.
- Summary:
- 'Archiving the British Raj' analyses the institutional history of modern archival policy in India. It tells us the history of the colonial archive itself through the debates and discussions about its nature, use, and functioning that took place first amongst British officials and scholars and, nearer independence, amongst Indian historians. This account counters an understanding of the archive as a mere repository of documents, and instead lays bare its complex relationship with the colonial state.
- Notes:
- This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 22, 2019).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-909558-2
- 0-19-909559-0
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