| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Absence of a definite archives policy: 1858-71 -- Developments leading to the creation of a central archive: 1872-91 -- The Imperial Record Department: objectives and achievements, 1891-1926 -- Anticipations of freedom: 1927-47 |
| Summary |
'Archiving the British Raj' analyses the institutional history of modern archival policy in India. It tells us the history of the colonial archive itself through the debates and discussions about its nature, use, and functioning that took place first amongst British officials and scholars and, nearer independence, amongst Indian historians. This account counters an understanding of the archive as a mere repository of documents, and instead lays bare its complex relationship with the colonial state |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from web page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed on April 20, 2020) |
| Subject |
Archives -- Government policy -- India -- History
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Archival resources
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Archives -- Government policy
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| SUBJECT |
India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Archival resources
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| Subject |
India
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199095599 |
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0199095590 |
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