TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mohan,Jyoti
TI  - Claiming India: French scholars and the preoccupation with India in the nineteenth century 
SN  - 9789352804658 (print (hb) : alk. paper)
U1  - 954.031/MOH 
PY  - 2018///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Sage Publications
KW  - History India
KW  - Postcolonialism
KW  - India
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Civilization
KW  - Historiography
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - France
KW  - Colonies
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 356-387) and index; Introduction: The Last King of France Found...in India? --  India: A Land of Wonders or of Monstrosities? The Writings of Missionaries -- The Sublime Civilization of India: The Pre-occupation of Philosophes --  The Business of Serious Academics: Indology and the Study of India -- The Era of Empiricism and the Rise of Philology -- The Glory of Ancient India Stems from her Aryan Blood: The Development of "Scientific Anthropology" in Relation to India -- Recasting India in French Indology: Hinduism and the Caste System --  Writing Histories, Creating India -- Imperial Showcase: The Visual Presentation of India
ER  -