India in the American Imaginary, 1780s-1880s

This book seeks to frame the "the idea of India" in the American imaginary within a transnational lens that is attentive to global flows of goods, people, and ideas within the circuits of imperial and maritime economies in nineteenth century America (roughly 1780s-1880s).

Aceasta carte incearca sa incadreze „ideea Indiei” in imaginarul american intr-o lentila transnationala care este atenta la fluxurile globale de bunuri, oameni si idei din circuitele economiilor imperiale si maritime din America secolului al XIX-lea (aproximativ 1780-1880) ).