TY - BOOK AU - Keirn,Tim AU - Schürer,Norbert TI - British encounters with India, 1750-1830: a sourcebook SN - 9780230231436 (pbk.) AV - DA47.9.I4 B75 2011 U1 - 303.48/25404109033 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Anglo-Indian literature KW - History and criticism KW - Travelers' writings, English KW - India KW - Indic literature (English) KW - Nationalism and literature KW - HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain KW - bisacsh KW - HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia KW - HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General KW - Great Britain KW - Relations KW - History KW - Sources KW - Colonies N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: -- List of Maps and Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chronology -- Politics and Interaction -- Physical and Natural Descriptions -- Religion, Philosopy and Linguistics -- South Asian Culture -- Gender and Social Relations -- Locality and Metropole -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index N2 - "A collection of 18th- and early 19th-century primary texts and images that represent various facets of the cross-cultural interaction between India and Britain. The anthology suggests that for a brief period -- while most Europeans were involved in projects of Empire and domination -- some British envisioned a convergence of cultures"-- ER -