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Colonialism and Its Forms of Knowledge (ISBN 9780691000435) by Bernard S. Cohn is a foundational meditation on how empire builds and sustains itself through cultural interpretation, bureaucratic practice, and the selective production of knowledge. This work interrogates the intellectual underpinnings of colonial rule, revealing how classification, documentation, and ethnography become instruments of power and control.

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Cohn traces the mechanisms by which colonial administrations convert observed reality into usable knowledge, shaping policies and social hierarchies acrosscolonial contexts. He analyzes archival practices, the organization of information, and the language of governance to show how seemingly neutral formats conceal political agendas. The book blends historical analysis with theoretical insight to illuminate the intimate ties between knowledge production and imperial domination.

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Bernard S. Cohn was a renowned anthropologist and historian whose work profoundly redefined how scholars understand colonial authority and cultural administration. His rigorous, interdisciplinary approach combined fieldwork, archival critique, and theoretical clarity to reveal the instrumental role of knowledge in empire. Cohn’s influential scholarship continues to shape discussions of colonialism, power, and the politics of documentation.

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The book exposes how knowledge systems are engineered to sustain colonial rule, arguing that classification and administration are central to imperial power.

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Colonialism and Its Forms of Knowledge: The British in India (Princeton Studies in Culture/Power/History)
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Colonialism and Its Forms of Knowledge (ISBN 9780691000435) by Bernard S. Cohn is a foundational meditation on how empire builds and sustains itself through cultural interpretation, bureaucratic practice, and the selective production of knowledge. This work interrogates the intellectual underpinnings of colonial rule, revealing how classification, documentation, and ethnography become instruments of power and control.

Summary

Cohn traces the mechanisms by which colonial administrations convert observed reality into usable knowledge, shaping policies and social hierarchies acrosscolonial contexts. He analyzes archival practices, the organization of information, and the language of governance to show how seemingly neutral formats conceal political agendas. The book blends historical analysis with theoretical insight to illuminate the intimate ties between knowledge production and imperial domination.

About the author

Bernard S. Cohn was a renowned anthropologist and historian whose work profoundly redefined how scholars understand colonial authority and cultural administration. His rigorous, interdisciplinary approach combined fieldwork, archival critique, and theoretical clarity to reveal the instrumental role of knowledge in empire. Cohn’s influential scholarship continues to shape discussions of colonialism, power, and the politics of documentation.

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The book exposes how knowledge systems are engineered to sustain colonial rule, arguing that classification and administration are central to imperial power.

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EAN (ISBN-13): 9780691000435
ISBN (ISBN-10): 0691000433
Hardcover
Paperback
Publishing year: 1996
Publisher: Princeton University Press
200 Pages
Weight: 0,318 kg
Language: eng/Englisch

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ISBN/EAN: 0691000433

ISBN - alternate spelling:
0-691-00043-3, 978-0-691-00043-5
Alternate spelling and related search-keywords:
Book author: bernard cohn
Book title: history form, power forms, colonialism its forms knowledge british india, studies the history culture, the culture power and the power culture, paper knowledge


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