Crafting the nation in colonial India/
McGowan, Abigail.
Crafting the nation in colonial India/ Abigail McGowan. - New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. - xiii, 265 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Demanding knowledge, documenting the body -- The culture of difference : from colonial knowledge to the problem with crafts -- Developing traditions : preservationist design and the independent artisan -- Modernizing artisanship : rationalization, efficiency and the cult of the craftsman -- Conclusion : the long life of difference : Gandhi and the politics of crafts after 1920.
9780230612679 0230612679
Decorative arts--India.
Industries, Primitive--India.
Cultural awareness--India.
India--History
306.470954 / MCG/C
Crafting the nation in colonial India/ Abigail McGowan. - New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. - xiii, 265 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Demanding knowledge, documenting the body -- The culture of difference : from colonial knowledge to the problem with crafts -- Developing traditions : preservationist design and the independent artisan -- Modernizing artisanship : rationalization, efficiency and the cult of the craftsman -- Conclusion : the long life of difference : Gandhi and the politics of crafts after 1920.
9780230612679 0230612679
Decorative arts--India.
Industries, Primitive--India.
Cultural awareness--India.
India--History
306.470954 / MCG/C