Discoveries Explorations And The Imperial Survey
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Discoveries Explorations And The Imperial Survey
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Author : Pramod K. Nayar
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2022-02-15
Discoveries Explorations And The Imperial Survey written by Pramod K. Nayar and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-15 with History categories.
India and the subcontinent stimulated the curiosity of the British who came to India as traders. Each aspect of life in India - its people, customs, geography, climate, fauna and flora - was documented by British travelers, traders, administrators, soldiers to make sense to the European mind. As they 'discovered' India and occupied it, they also attempted to 'civilise' the natives. The present volumes focus on select aspects of the imperial archives: the accounts of “discovery” and exploration – fauna and flora, geography, climate – the people of the subcontinent, English domesticity and social life in the subcontinent, the wars and skirmishes – including the “Mutiny” of 1857-58 – and the “civilisational mission”. Volume 1 'Discoveries', Explorations and the Imperial Survey consists of documents that deal with England's discovery of India, its exploration and mapping of the subcontinent. The texts collected here are accounts of how the British 'discovered' the subcontinent. The narrative of discovery, with the freshness of the 'new', was couched very often in the rhetoric of wonder. But this sense of wonder, even astonishment in some cases at the variety, magnitude and sheer difference of the land and its people, was tempered over time with a narrative of exploration. If the 'discovery' moment had a surprise, awe and a sense of uncertainty at facing something totally new-which, in many ways, the subcontinent was-in the early writings of the seventeenth century, the tone, emphasis and attitude shifts later on.
From Discovery To The Civilisation Mission
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
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The Imperial Archives
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Author : Pramod K. Nayar
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic India
Release Date : 2024-03-28
The Imperial Archives written by Pramod K. Nayar and has been published by Bloomsbury Academic India this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-28 with History categories.
India and the subcontinent stimulated the curiosity of the British who came to India as traders. Each aspect of life in India-its people, customs, geography, climate, flora and fauna-was documented by British travellers, traders, administrators and soldiers to make sense to the European mind. As they 'discovered' India and occupied it, they also attempted to 'civilise' the natives. The present volumes focus on select aspects of the imperial archives: the accounts of 'discovery' and exploration-flora and fauna, geography, climate; the people of the subcontinent; English domesticity and social life in the subcontinent; the wars and skirmishes-including the 'Mutiny' of 1857–1858; and the 'civilisational mission'. Volume 1, 'Discoveries', Explorations and the Imperial Survey, consists of documents that deal with England's discovery of India, its exploration and mapping of the subcontinent. Volume 2, Indian People and Society, includes English studies of Indian languages, people and communities, and the social order. Volume 3, Domesticity, the Social Scene and Leisure, shifts the focus to the English home and social life. Volume 4, Rebellions and Wars, is a collection of accounts of a very different British life in India: as prisoners, under siege and in conditions of war. Volume 5, The 'Civilisational Mission', documents England's social reform and other efforts at 'improving' the colonised. Volume 6, Thugs and Dacoits, documents how the practice of thugee was viewed by the British: as if it symbolised everything that was wrong with the social order in India. These six volumes are a treasure trove of original documents that throw light on the process of colonisation and its contexts, and provide a glimpse into the mind of the colonisers.
The Language Of Discovery Exploration And Settlement
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Author : Nicholas Brownlees
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2019-10-31
The Language Of Discovery Exploration And Settlement written by Nicholas Brownlees and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-31 with History categories.
This volume offers the first fully-focused study on the language and discourse employed in historical accounts of discovery, exploration and settlement, stretching from the 16th to 19th centuries, and covering areas as far afield as the Americas, Africa, India, Australasia and the Arctic. In the examination of the discourse (and accompanying paratextual features when present), the contributors make use of qualitative and quantitative analysis in order to identify the manner in which the knowledge disseminators of the time adapted, created and exploited the language of the genre in which they were communicating to inform or persuade contemporary readers. The chapters focus, in particular, on six genres: namely, print news, manuscript correspondence, journals, dictionaries, travel books and geography schoolbooks. Knowledge dissemination is mediated through these six different genres, but, in each case, the genre in question conveys three common aspects of knowledge dissemination: the factual, the personal and the ideological. The focus is, as such, on how domain-specific knowledge is mediated in specialized and popularizing discourse in order to address different stakeholders.
New Spaces Of Exploration
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Author : Simon Naylor
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2009-12-18
New Spaces Of Exploration written by Simon Naylor and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-18 with History categories.
For many the dawn of the twentieth century ushered in an era where the world map had few if any blank spaces left to discover. The age of exploration was supposedly dead. "New Spaces of Exploration" challenges this assumption. Focusing specifically on exploration in the twentieth century, the authors demonstrate how new technologies and changing geopolitical configurations have ensured that exploration has remained a key feature of our rapidly globalizing world. Ranging widely in their geographical focus - from the Europe and Asia to Australia, and from the polar regions to outer space - they demonstrate the increasing diversity of modern exploration and reveal the continuing political, military, industrial and cultural motivations at play. The result is a major contribution to our understanding of the significance of exploration in the twentieth century. Contributors include: E. Baigent, C. Collis, K. Dodds, F. Driver, M. Godwin, J. Hill, F. Korsmo, F. MacDonald, S. Naylor, J. Ryan, N. Thomas, and K. Yusoff.
Cyclop Dia Of Australasia Or Dictionary Of Facts Events Dates Persons And Places Connected With The Discovery Exploration And Progress Of The British Dominions In The South
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Author : David Blair
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1881
Cyclop Dia Of Australasia Or Dictionary Of Facts Events Dates Persons And Places Connected With The Discovery Exploration And Progress Of The British Dominions In The South written by David Blair and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1881 with Australasia categories.
Geological Survey Of Canada Open File 4111
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language : en
Publisher: Natural Resources Canada
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Geological Survey Of Canada Open File 2166
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language : en
Publisher: Natural Resources Canada
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Historical Dictionary Of The Discovery And Exploration Of The Northwest Coast Of America
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Author : Robin Inglis
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 2008-04-02
Historical Dictionary Of The Discovery And Exploration Of The Northwest Coast Of America written by Robin Inglis and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-02 with History categories.
The Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Northwest Coast of America tells of the heroic endeavors and remarkable achievements, the endless speculation about a northwest passage, and the fighting and manipulation for commercial advantage that surrounded this terrain. This is done through an introductory essay, a detailed chronology, an extensive bibliography, modern maps and selected historical maps and drawings, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries.
North American Exploration
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Author : John Logan Allen
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1997-01-01
North American Exploration written by John Logan Allen and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-01-01 with History categories.
The third volume of North American Exploration, covering 1784 to 1914, charts a dramatic shift in the purpose, priorities, and results of the exploration of North America. As the nineteenth century opened, exploration was still fostered by the growth of empire, but by the 1830s commercial interests came to drive most exploratory ventures, particularly through the fur trade. By midcentury, however, as imperial rivalries lessened and the fur trade declined, exploration was driven by the growing scientific spirit of the age?although the science was often conducted in the service of a search for railroad routes or natural resources linked to military concerns. A clear transition took place as the spirit of the Enlightenment gave way to economic imperatives and to the science of the post-Darwinian age and exploration passed beyond discovery and geographical definition. This volume explores the resultant beginnings of an understanding of the continent and its native peoples.