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This is a detailed study of the various ways in which London and India were imaginatively constructed by British observers during the nineteenth century.

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Introduction: Metropolis and India
1. The antinomies of progress
2. Desarts of Africa or Arabia
3. The intimate connexion
4. A complete cyclopaedia
5. So immense an empire
6. In darkest England
7. The great museum of races
Conclusion
Index

The Other Empire Metropolis India and Progress in

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719080470, 978-0719080470
      ISBN10: 0719080479

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is a detailed study of the various ways in which London and India were imaginatively constructed by British observers during the nineteenth century.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction: Metropolis and India
      1. The antinomies of progress
      2. Desarts of Africa or Arabia
      3. The intimate connexion
      4. A complete cyclopaedia
      5. So immense an empire
      6. In darkest England
      7. The great museum of races
      Conclusion
      Index

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