India in early modern English travel writings : (Record no. 14664)
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| control field | 11179 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | IN-BhIIT |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20250328123336.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 210608s2021 ne ob 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9789360808198 (hbk.) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | IN-BhIIT |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text | eng |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 820.93254 |
| Book number | BAN/I |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Banerjee, Rita |
| Relator term | Author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | India in early modern English travel writings : |
| Sub Title | protestantism, enlightenment, and toleration / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | by Rita Banerjee. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New Delhi : |
| Name of publisher | Manohar, |
| Year of publication | 2025. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 275 p. : |
| Other physical details(ill.) | ill. ; |
| Dimensions(size) | 24 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "Comparing the variant ideologies of the representations of India in seventeenth-century European travelogues, India in Early Modern English Travel Narratives concerns a relatively neglected area of study and often overlooked writers. Relating the narratives to contemporary ideas and beliefs, Rita Banerjee argues that travelwriters, many of them avid Protestants, seek to negativize India by constructing her in opposition to Europe, the supposed norm, by deliberately erasing affinities and indulging in the politics of disavowal. However, some travelogues show a neutral stance by dispassionate ethnographic reporting, indicating a growing empirical trend. Yet others, influenced by the Enlightenment ideas of diversity, demonstrate tolerance of alien practices and, occasionally, acceptance of the superior rationality of the other's customs"-- |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | English prose literature |
| General subdivision | History and criticism. |
| Topical Term | Travelers' writings, English |
| Geographic subdivision | India |
| General subdivision | History and criticism. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Technical Reference Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Not withdrawn | Not Lost | not damaged | SHSSM | Central Library, IIT Bhubaneswar | Central Library, IIT Bhubaneswar | 14/02/2025 | 31 | 1271.25 | 820.93254 BAN/I | 11179 | 1695.00 | 14/02/2025 | Technical Reference Book |