| Contents |
Introduction : "An Acre of Ground" -- The Ruse of Colonial Modernity : Anna Liberata de Souza -- The History of the English Empire as a Fall : P.V. Ramaswami Raju -- The Subjective Scientific Method : M.N. Venkataswami -- The Irony of the "Native Scholar" : S.M. Natesa Sastri -- Conclusion : The Sovereign Self. |
| Abstract |
"The Audacious Raconteur tells the story of how between 1868 and 1930, four unknown Indian raconteurs, who were political subjects of a colonial regime, audaciously claimed sovereignty through their rambunctious storytelling and put empire in its place"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Prasad, Leela. The audacious raconteur. Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2020 9781501752285 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2020005702 |
| ISBN | 9781501752278 |
| ISBN | 1501752278 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
