India's worlds and U.S. scholars, 1947-1997
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India's worlds and U.S. scholars, 1947-1997
Manohar Publishers & Distributors : American Institute of Indian Studies, 1998
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Summary: Contributed articles on history of the study of India in the United States and contributions of the study of India to various academic disciplines
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: hbk ISBN 9788173042355
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This volume is a scholarly response to those who accuse western academics of studying non-western societies through culturally-prejudiced frames of reference. Prepared by the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) in recognition of fifty years of Indias Independence, the first part of the volume provides a detailed history of the study of India in the United States and the role of the AIIS in that study. The second part of the volume includes contributions from twenty-seven U.S. scholars representing a wide range of academic disciplines, from anthropology and archaeology to theatre and womens studies. All the scholars identify ways in which working in India has led them and others in their field to reconsider Western-based theories, classification systems, and methods of organising knowledge. This volume richly illustrates the invigoration of scholarship when it is stimulated by concepts and data spanning cultural, historical, linguistic, and regional boundaries.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Part 1 -- History of the Study of India in the United States: Institutional Base for the Study of South Asia in the United States & the Role of the American Institute of Indian Studies
- Introduction
- Early Context of American Academic Interest in India
- From Indology to South Asian Studies: W Norman Brown's Role
- The Structure of Higher Education in the United States
- Post-World War II Expansion of American Studies of South Asia
- Steps Towards the AIIS: from 'School' to 'Institute'
- Creating the American Institute of Indian Studies, 1961-1962
- The Institute's First Decade of Operation, 1962-1972
- The 1970s: Changes in South Asian Studies & in the AIIS
- The 1970s: Context & Results of AIIS Reorganization
- Efflorescence of South Asian Studies: Context in the 1980s
- The 1990s: Changes & Challenges to South Asian Studies in the U.S. & the AIIS in India
- A Momentous Half-Century, 1947-1997: Retrospect & Prospect Institutional Members of the American Institute of Indian Studies, 1997
- References. Part II -- Contributions of the Study of India to Various Academic Disciplines: Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Art History (Islamic)
- Dance
- Economics
- Folklore
- Geography
- History (Pre-Colonial)
- History (Colonial & Post-Colonial)
- Languages
- Linguistics
- Literature
- Mathematics & Mathematical Astronomy
- Music
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Religious Studies: Vedic & Classical Hinduism
- Religious Studies: Medieval Hinduism
- Religious Studies: Modern Hinduism/Jainism
- Religious Studies: South Indian Hinduism/ Buddhism/Jainism
- Religious Studies: Theories of Comparison
- Religious Studies: Islam
- Sanskrit
- Sociology
- Theatre
- Women's Studies
- Contributors' Institutional Affiliations
- Index.
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: pbk ISBN 9788173042577
Description
This volume aims to facilitate the people and government of India on the 50th anniversary of India's independence, to acknowledge the aways in which the study of India has stimulate US scholars during the period and to express grattitude on behalf of AIIS to people and the governement of India for their help in the scholar's endeavours. Papers in the volume highlight the role of AIIS during the last 50 years and brings out the study of India to various academic disciplines like anthropology, art history, economics, geography, history, languages, literature, linguistics, mahtematics, science, philosophy, political science, religious studies Sanskrit, sociology and performing arts,
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