Scottish Orientalists and India: The Muir Brothers, Religion, Education and Empire Contributor(s): Powell, Avril A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1843835797 ISBN-13: 9781843835790 Publisher: Boydell Press OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Modern - General - History | Asia - India & South Asia |
Dewey: 954.031 |
LCCN: 2010537709 |
Series: Worlds of the East India Company |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.90 lbs) 336 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian - Chronological Period - Modern |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: It shows how the brothers Sir William and Dr John Muir, who served in the East India Company in North-West India from 1827-1876, engaged in political administration, educational projects and scholarship, interacting with Indian scholars, forming and typifying British attitudes to India and to Islam and Hindu religion in this period. |