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Orientalist Jones : Sir William Jones, poet, lawyer, and linguist, 1746-1794 / Michael J. Franklin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Franklin, Michael J., 1949-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jones, William, 1746-1794.
- Jones, William.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 396 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A critical biography of Sir William Jones (1746-94), the foremost Orientalist of his generation and one of the greatest intellectual navigators of all time, whose Sanskrit researches did more than any other writer to destroy Eurocentric prejudice reshaping Western perceptions of India and the Orient.
- Contents:
- 9. 'Indo-Persian' Jones and Indian PluralismSelect Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786613352279
- 9780191619984
- 0191619981
- 9780191617324
- 0191617326
- 9781283352277
- 1283352273
- OCLC:
- 922970762
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