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Archaeology of Babel : the colonial foundation of the humanities / Siraj Ahmed.

Author/creator Ahmed, Siraj Dean author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2018]
Descriptionxi, 266 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Imperialism and philology.
Philology--Political aspects --History.
Humanities--Methodology --History.
Literature--History and criticism --Theory, etc.
Contents Introduction : the colonial history of comparative method -- First stratum : the literary : the Persian imperium and Hafiz, 1771 AD-1390 AD -- Second stratum : the immanent : sharia and the Muallaqāt, 1782 AD-550 AD -- Third stratum : the originary : the dharma and Ṣakuntalā, 1794 AD-1400 BC -- Conclusion : genealogies of emergency.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Ahmed, Siraj Dean. Archaeology of Babel. Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2017 9781503604049
Genre/formCriticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2017028137
ISBN9780804785297 (hardcover alkaline paper)
ISBN0804785295 (hardcover alkaline paper)
ISBN9781503604025 (paperback alkaline paper)
ISBN1503604020 (paperback alkaline paper)

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