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Scottish Orientalists and India: The Muir Brothers, Religion, Education and Empire
Contributor(s): Powell, Avril A. (Author)
ISBN: 1843835797     ISBN-13: 9781843835790
Publisher: Boydell Press
OUR PRICE:   $128.25  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 2010
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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
 
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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.