India in the Eyes of Europeans
India in the Eyes of Europeans

Author: Martin Fárek

Publisher: Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press

Published: 2021-12-01

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 8024647559

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This book is centered around the claim that although the research in Oriental and religious studies seemingly presents unbiased, objective interpretations of Indian traditions, it really puts forward distorted images which primarily reflect the researchers’ own European culture. A thorough examination demonstrates to what extent Oriental studies as well as other humanities are still influenced by theological preconceptions. English edition.

Travel and Ethnology in the Renaissance
Travel and Ethnology in the Renaissance

Author: Joan-Pau Rubiés

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2002-09-05

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13: 9780521526135

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A detailed study of the encounter between Europeans and non-Europeans during the early modern period, first published in 2000.

Europe's India
Europe's India

Author: Sanjay Subrahmanyam

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13: 9780674977532

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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Before and Beyond "Orientalism"--1. On the Indo-Portuguese Moment -- 2. The Question of "Indian Religion" -- 3. Of Coproduction: The Case of James Fraser, 1730-1750 -- 4. The Transition to Colonial Knowledge -- By Way of Conclusion: On India's Europe -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Index

Inglorious Empire
Inglorious Empire

Author: Shashi Tharoor

Publisher: Penguin Group

Published: 2018-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780141987149

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Inglorious Empire' tells the real story of the British in India from the arrival of the East India Company to the end of the Raj, revealing how Britain's rise was built upon its plunder of India. In the eighteenth century, India's share of the world economy was as large as Europe's. By 1947, after two centuries of British rule, it had decreased six-fold. Beyond conquest and deception, the Empire blew rebels from cannon, massacred unarmed protesters, entrenched institutionalised racism, and caused millions to die from starvation. British imperialism justified itself as enlightened despotism for the benefit of the governed, but Shashi Tharoor takes on and demolishes this position, demonstrating how every supposed imperial "gift" - from the railways to the rule of law -was designed in Britain's interests alone. He goes on to show how Britain's Industrial Revolution was founded on India's deindustrialisation, and the destruction of its textile industry.