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.
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Decorative arts--India. Industries, Primitive--India. Cultural awareness--India.