Chandragupta Maurya : the creation of a national hero in India /: the creation of a national hero in India. (2023)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Chandragupta Maurya : the creation of a national hero in India /: the creation of a national hero in India. (2023)
- Main Title:
- Chandragupta Maurya : the creation of a national hero in India
- Further Information:
- Note: Sushma Jansari.
- Authors:
- Jansari, Sushma
- Contents:
- List of figures and tables Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction Part I Setting the scene in antiquity 1 Chandragupta and Seleucus: a clash by the banks of the Indus 2 Megasthenes: travelling between empires Part II Establishing the narrative 3 Sir William Jones and James Mill: synchronising histories and creating a divide 4 Embedding the divide: competing accounts during the British Raj 5 Reaction and transformation: reshaping history for a new era Part III Antiquity, art and contemporary popular culture 6 A national project of a different sort: representations of Chandragupta in the Birla Mandirs 7 Wimbledon to New Delhi: A statue of Chandragupta in the Indian Parliament 8 Chandragupta on stage and screen 9 Chandragupta in popular literature Bibliography Index Figures and tables Acknowledgements Abbreviations ; Introduction Part I: Setting the scene in antiquity 1 Chandragupta and Seleucus: a clash by the banks of the Indus 2 Megasthenes: travelling between empires; Part II: Establishing the narrative 3 Sir William Jones and James Mill: synchronising histories and creating a divide 4 Embedding the divide: Writing under the shadow of the British Raj 5 Reaction and transformation: reshaping history for a new era; Part III: Antiquity, art and contemporary popular culture 6 A national project of a different sort: Representations of Chandragupta in the Birla Mandirs 7 Wimbledon to New Delhi: A statue of Chandragupta in the Indian Parliament 8 Chandragupta on Stage andList of figures and tables Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction Part I Setting the scene in antiquity 1 Chandragupta and Seleucus: a clash by the banks of the Indus 2 Megasthenes: travelling between empires Part II Establishing the narrative 3 Sir William Jones and James Mill: synchronising histories and creating a divide 4 Embedding the divide: competing accounts during the British Raj 5 Reaction and transformation: reshaping history for a new era Part III Antiquity, art and contemporary popular culture 6 A national project of a different sort: representations of Chandragupta in the Birla Mandirs 7 Wimbledon to New Delhi: A statue of Chandragupta in the Indian Parliament 8 Chandragupta on stage and screen 9 Chandragupta in popular literature Bibliography Index Figures and tables Acknowledgements Abbreviations ; Introduction Part I: Setting the scene in antiquity 1 Chandragupta and Seleucus: a clash by the banks of the Indus 2 Megasthenes: travelling between empires; Part II: Establishing the narrative 3 Sir William Jones and James Mill: synchronising histories and creating a divide 4 Embedding the divide: Writing under the shadow of the British Raj 5 Reaction and transformation: reshaping history for a new era; Part III: Antiquity, art and contemporary popular culture 6 A national project of a different sort: Representations of Chandragupta in the Birla Mandirs 7 Wimbledon to New Delhi: A statue of Chandragupta in the Indian Parliament 8 Chandragupta on Stage and Screen 9 Chandragupta in popular literature; Bibliography Index … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- London : UCL Press
- Publication Date:
- 2023
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (240 pages), illustrations (colour)
- Subjects:
- 934.04092
Heroes -- India
Emperors -- India -- History -- To 1500
History -- Political aspects -- India
Imperialism -- India - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781800083912
9781800083882 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781800083905
9781800083899 - Notes:
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.784629
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