Crafting the Nation in Colonial India

1. Introduction
Abigail McGowan

2. Demanding Knowledge, Documenting the Body
Abigail McGowan

3. The Culture of Difference: From Colonial Knowledge to the Problem with Crafts
Abigail McGowan

4. Developing Traditions: Preservationist Design and the Independent Artisan
Abigail McGowan

5. Modernizing Artisanship: Rationalization, Efficiency, and the Cult of the Craftsman
Abigail McGowan

6. Conclusion The Long Life of Difference: Gandhi and the Politics of Crafts after 1920
Abigail McGowan

Nyckelord: History, Cultural History, Asian History, History of Britain and Ireland, Asian Culture, Modern History, History of South Asia