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010			_a 94006117
020			_a052139547X
082	0	0	_a954.03 _bMET/I
100	1		_aMetcalf,Thomas R
245	1	0	_aIdeologies of the Raj
260			_aCambridge _bCUP _c1994
300			_axii,244p. _bill.
490			_aThe New Cambridge history of India
520			_aIdeologies of the Raj examines how the British sought to justify their rule over India. The author argues that two divergent strategies were devised to legitimate their authority: the one defined characteristics which the Indians shared with the British themselves, while the other emphasised qualities of enduring 'difference'. In the end, however, the differences predominated in the colonial view of India. Since the British constructed few explicit ideologies of empire, the author explores the workings of the Raj through the study of its underlying assumptions as revealed in policies and writings. Students of modern India and the British Empire will find Thomas Metcalf's book relevant and accessible.
650			_aIndia-history
942			_cBK
999			_c62688 _d62688