%5bBernard S. Cohn%5d Colonialism and Its Forms of Kno(BookZZ.org)

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COLONTALISM AND FS FORMS:
OF KNOWLEDGE

Shem Te Or, Withale 3. be, Get Bay

VHE BRITISH LW INDIA

saws oe tne 2, § Gahe
He the other dector im the house
CONTENTS

Fosusvann, ny Niowotas B, Pees
Acavacencaumnrs oe
Astras 3
‘he Command ef Yenpeae aad the Langage of Co
Lass he Cole Sree iF

ne Trncumanon of Oye alo Accs, An
Spd An Motos Cantar Trt 98

Cloth, Coe. a Cobos: Ios Nostra Century 203

Noes 163
ioe 161
FOREWORD

Nicholas 8. Dicks

fener arms, itr oxBdetuon,potical pose. erromte
Sconlth ar impernint at hese Gage ware. Colao ie
sande pausble,se6 ther sua snl scp, wa fy ea
Tira lualges of slo re was hy the tmnes sina an era
tds a coger Int Sst extablhed poverr fen sunce. Th
Fava ffs of ela have bao las Lv see oF ples
fares mvt hae larson Sd ud expt, BO Ner>
tha tan tbe not Seon fey ronan al esl as
Feel eultuel pcgrt of conta. Colom na a abd va
Steal snd ae geodasid i eelan apart wr, Knowle ae
‘sha aly yo boa, Corl fone intone nent ce
Fd ns"tition mere resonance by ol thas
ths kucttedgywivoh eatnd new ramped epson Lees
telousts wee celonod, Gorepece ae Anan, elem as aditenm,
Viet and eet Bulag Inds rough Br tina tel reso
cf ostamatieyeumsnars Ir yeu guage, vepeesorn, nds
Trongy the ssn sd disiy uf archavokgetl wetoans woe
{sous lets, Unity sot n ration “andormatons every bt & powor
Elle atleckacin eoneemioneer ofa ond romain spc
Bossurd Calas ne gin vo ew desrtpme and elon
there lance decom clauses ad soit tarsrmaron in he
Ina thee handrod sr of South ai tory. Lougncare the poser
{Gl thoovete]saoncens of Nhe! Ponca se "uowbecge” Cor
es mart wcevoshly rd to wen, ane belare Wwe Sd =>
frmucdvls oust up cvsion of re elon enoeer pees ad
Fowedge tm alan dinsseeee id Orsntn sanaaryy, Bernard
Ga tal begs tv ple an salncpalgil peapotv to Hon oonry
Dt ulmi wed frre f Irae, teeter af cete wretn
Bereta eho i 180 oe the ar 15a oe puiaod a
AAntirepologiet mang ehe Wérie end Uiher Sxuye Delh sle
‘Darcie free, IM, Cohn wre na ne Listy A Bush lal
oculege raging Idi, shor te xpi sara ferns Ul"
age Te and "aboot the stbropaigy af the alors
swe a he sod ad ize geanlly slat the ances

Cc OLONTAL comps was nos just Une etl the aor 350
uta rae em ee, agg next fom the fosne
lenin Citar in Tabi li easmren teas of per
Slain hp the eve Te penal ellocsnn a ya wha begs
tojether mn sg volun wn ley ston Ging a. dee
Sct hie snc exten vf ov thea Forte eh
trvsing sd een, hs wnat of hal ao elroy ed
Io sd “

Tw ile ellen a et, Ca as neva thy Yad of ex
thi sted! we dopey evans sl bot car
the areca rls of Mtery nd sheng yon asa
inne rye: Mover, these cmp cel mar tan ever nor
{El soos ho evo fe soil stad ad pres
‘5 toch Lis howe daar. Cabss anthopobgsal agenda ary
‘rset te sme 9 Rites tae aye hemes and
stitial stone of abn noe sd pies 0 Cohn
‘ord soniye dash! ech ete pape colon
Sevres nf rola ete! sos wage Ete th lus,
“yssy en aren hve Bees s0 Bray sted om nn
iba vente ll epee *

There am seral toi sie Cos sweat eitng
‘roe ais Wlune ean ott copa ofc war
tnvohwn mrad Scale Bri taco tnd nclteg roe
th np sen, ke to orto fanned anges
Inn soi cian, we wow tel se tn hl oe
tinge is pees amd 39 be eos nu ue emer
‘We teal Uat the parscabing rs by Hi Oran ay Te
is ingen eat nga £4 cekbordive nba spats oe

‘es rence, bu eer wu ete pao he cfs ye
Season coding We salt voy Gaeta
"ott dt ls arn nono, mehgeletal aad
hnterspic lays were oe et fre sr roteetng an Encl that

le ble pe bad, ad vale he nat rer
Sina: sopmunate fest arse xpress tr clowal mags of
dled worked Sore deat thc doton of
Spenser a tt rnctne nd op hd

od that one of the sls leona pow tat sed se
Tio Penga mid tat esteem acess
ref iat ban engi egos peels
Ireneh anton shout sew tn segue w cloned sete met Up of
tin rah ti ser. svn eatremely ava legacs Go
certo Lua toy.

Ths elie ool nly gre ato nch miter delta the Rest

about tee cage uf storia eters in wish clea Enllye

a eon antsy atete, io mas leur thi he rane
‘at anthrone oni sav oat no: be sopatted Lom ke
Fremneal soto a Ue ena ation ses ener. Th eae
fal sate sen sa these fe vale sxperimsatlin, lion soe
Hogiapy.docvmentann, eerteaton, aod eupeesenluso were
Ay adie thar tnslormed Inowleige sao powee Cols nas
Hols hi hsipatne ze Wb The epare tnvetpcons, cmon
{Enl dst ol can eguson, whe fe soon a pve af 2 "eecuments
nn gre” Hn “back lang ead Sader.” Nor only are
facts poled by she sate, the postion of he sublets as contest
by cessing nd ratoraiong so sare sal eis ai
sor umeGanud, ah or gree stats or male, soar 14, Ze ar
Wann, ea ar Sell ad even, The eleafeway es #2 Dre
Ther end aor hed seen as 30 toadsment 9 Soteal formations
sow bo snot ae por fone emanates ue ator set
Itgi eine ae madenes of rate pee Gob het brag ee fla
el ste blest avon St

“Ahosgh Cohn i rronested an hh th tei at Une
sua hein obviua sett tutored 2 the seleiel carscies of dhe
{ead adeed Inthe epee Heron apenas of Beh lil
File wr foi, lhough he a yecod 9 le we fom oe exy yt
saghy une Be Clara of Sap he mente hee
el ieee ne culfaney of scp, ithe ela td ted
onstruction 2f Weal experi oa fadi, tho splamons of ane
polo and deed af af acerca sod Buropezn soca sone) the
Estoy ef vlna, sf ce wins whch coll ed
‘unlit! Tn ot the atongeapoe sarees and athroplogsel
evangaiaay we doped upon ones ths pe Fi aay

(Coha cai eroee and wr hone In ay suomi aad 6
Sized by Rang Gnu tthe rosmese 19, Cl lt mime of
‘asus. Guba aes the pin it sr el Cl far Uae tn
St ana: gonoratn af Ameren woewpoingrs a db st08
etivonk es fading, <= Het ben artopslogy we nh

dg ll yt agen a eprom pine copula bow
‘avuloce ed salads, Cab rented he prevalent fanetionalie of
the tna. Sotto ict by Neds fnmenoe Hae wages Were
far erhoe box rahe sgt of fey moos, Cab at TU
Ther han any obi auagelagel ellen m arending ts tbo dix
‘nts af deadonuition wel to the sckons Af sur pesos
[atid so shang ac Lenda syeae ote ote, Wilh
fe tones Cols hud boguu to esti the sue and suman 550
st wth ey ewer ple in the pon ele Heder ote
wend dove Scktvad, Ge pies mae ulate preceloual te
{Buses wna Pas, ie wie Hr pt lite on inthe resent tae
ile the arpa! of enka! Ea sem on ol eon
erating in urthors fi,

TE Gaba early roms geet ol an eit to resi the htt
Axcis a Tn seta elas, nae ronencoptuae
tos Satines 2 tarpolog sd sty» well yt othe ele
Bors bettcen "alle sasiet” dnd th “ne” Cals cay ere
tater vena Ie hou gu that lar calito er he
aed or stu ae erasiagt waned nn th ly extn on:
si dal rnshring ate ands At ie se He, Cah
Setezic terest! nthe stork ethrapoey a sn sone) ol
none mst yn, tbr etn, seeing Uae seeecwent
tn Bea fain ope cal nthe a each ct
rmeiceul teams i covtrting ha rein agendas, a aan
rating hu atudeut at Ue Crvniiy Clas, Cnn actively oh
‘eed tlm sl dvs ekowen hier sd throng, ase are
spells perverse cory of eaten rw Inde th ser
tly of Luin cy

‘While eaguges in rscnica during the 197s ou tl sty of slo
nosis akon tans} a le devnopite sel we ths Bo
edge lon pcjet tala abe darhare pinged by the Br
iu eo ool et sononeate Hah sovercgaty ser 188th
{erly srpperiad he reansh of eleagor and Sens ew ind
of ealtual ate, baled by Mek Marriot aad Hon blo nthe

"sthowmiiony” of Wa. The eospbass x whesnlagy ee os
Sealing and reptceouling mdivengnr eaegeree al eves a] thot
fencers ction te etee, a ope fo, edie, ad
son, or Gol this emp canurged sth fs xd weave ai
Yh Asontingauluenes orca tory aad Wosers se eee
egos. a el nth lurk m Phe vecnstcton heForms
aed bole cf ulin sit. fle ener wilh Ue lsnarnaogle oy
9 lc as Be cottage ly demonsrat dhe este ence
fut ie, a well 35 Use ati end eet base of Ldn “rat
toon, Bo: corny das name yas Gal wnaeanmgy enceatatee oe
te taps of tbe eae ams aol oaty to mespeseive bu sen *
seorstrintfnliientalaspeets of fia soers Colonna
{about the alse ny He

Tne, 2S ent ents for efbnorcilag gave way to ter
ties bool the epstomalogeatdMabcr conceding och olsence
ad She cota any gan sue! aosnun. Cre Berwne seals

nee ics be ney the vs se teow
“eee Se tre wt my Sth
“nc. my tout to entereris ame spell tn
: sit tina os the hisizry of ealmal forms nF knenekalges, or is
‘ie ow rk sates set to avn “slr
Sina el ns ngs ave carta sued thor he
{kasha overdity elon nef fas secur uf ee
Sy anlar a oe ers pone nthe we
nen nl ngs rune Gos i sy de ony ch
“utter ma lope to snare of poe anf
Taino of brougy wee bth glee
low ad ander and sdraiy an lasify ys eth Ine sce

Ths Che surveys the bstany of ach penne St Winn owt
eran yer se Hole’: Boog rary, Seas se uF he
ble ays whisk dae Deemer project et a le nme fi
Som specter ap thee os

“The wns heron Inomlage ad poner bora ea ner
vp te corterns rca sade ar Care sod reat ole aed tc
Bema aghges of Benga ad Tater, Monet deca
‘Fo ete pt li men
{ny neo at srane re chev ltrs, Hapreereir ft
Seo aust of rsh aftrdesvepcus ol che Deora oS eth
Srna seudundg, Com ne sete peed aa
ahi ree ees Wot melee wert sem ey ttboeat
trad trie singte tere Eas psn hk rl al
‘eee he Da ee ea re nnd te
Se ie dr nntseaaetry tase among thes Ble Cy
50, on, Cokdvetelaned thet the compan nln ry
te scoany rnlarel rant sesh al acl he
{gether by aos nou ord od seal oe
‘isthe nineteenth coaziey progressed. the lacs! Tadtan eeboi! lia
tev i he nl aoggelaomng ere tet apse:
Sn yas, Cake nd ne yy asia se the suai
‘ge method teed as of hry they a og on
tt od Ut Bi Se fr een creo
lang easton ps vs rete eee
hea power ” fee

The ecco of iin, Wis the stile and amas een
lsu sel per perenne wet

Un ade of esto pe aod eg rac kn Sr oy
stn oneal abu ick Tne haya eles xc ey
orien the lous Stic Init” venga egutng
Sringeri ey Gln eat
te esr nua i te gpg et be bee)
thatthe enn engage sn ha cse Posnetek
Aomori tober ae pty fs
sointad th the Morn Disesosite were ems sonata
IRGC ,en o nei i ed e
duthcy a heen tes ope pea ene a he

Saloon on eon ref eg ay des
‘Tah, Curie on fot stergs a seer ato

‘Sh nda nw Geveonne olgeal wall neon et os
treet sca he sat ec Seren adie ot sk

‘bor sud unuous, Joe Halle Cocele,bad wee Bh

tegl arbor shir w anal ahs itogity 9 Cnn
aged whet o Govelng an unveiaed mlauonship 2 the woo oF
Sathorn sexo, Bu Cou argues, irk obsessive meme fo
nseitts gone Tea fn India Igy traious 298 privet
noes anleawerlly egw? oly saniettone Rt ll adi tah
Thoms one boved av tnt, ol the Ailerostrocrenlanes a inten
‘wane vouid ke rere set at: by hoo] and region, ind
Wine sefehsming os stnem f ne Pe ieasiagsytesveed he
oecedogrowred use bor ef Pel union. Caoniaksn produeed +
Testa metiatnal ltl in dl tht oes ompletely a als
(ehh oy rlreycetcaation el hese

ie proces can be goaly msdesoor =< the “tection
Tov Yar Cob aheiatien fst eau Fs ad sennings,
dns ete the rong a adm oy ws thal wonder cs asingy
‘ratte oe sloatnn. By he swine cnt heft
“Follen! ethno sere o Lalo ie wears th 3e ade af
less ne cepa 10 fh ny castes av ceo th benane
fart of Exe rgrondis ttre Cha it tas Une "Cotten
Fine pec Ina wo oper tt, tls a) wae. Winer
tenksalblo ry a pn ba on sence it
Ratuors rence a te none thor ei alder

"Toe colton cl tiers fr anges a oe fener Sor Ce
sotoregeaplin oda a peoitng ns wie tor ve Bend
deh net evn," Tse Taseformaicn af jee le Aer Anger
ties apt det Nineteenth Gevtury ad,” Fres oly evento
coticoe tabi was apo in a esa: enue of sities
Surope chief arog wh sere estes aad sce. The eons
PEt vale lod phe Tae wget me ay uiectonah ee
fines pened vp a saat for te oii. dp
Now of Bete cad other sede. Bot a esses tre
‘Recta Coba retens um, ove ect oly googe wi eahet valve
undo tothe many et hae were pay Song ul god
feneralt ertagied, ushiding kwd—svhich became» neceodity
Hing te comsmtcatlon an land scone ae prensp sore om
aes corals pegeded oot a fae at ond spe
fotze fod dy a ixperfe! arclucoogy wh sais at se el
‘Tha ese the seexmulie of elas story sad acoso:

“Cale recounts the tla ofthe arco of Cain Mason, Bet
sosonpe jouer of ft sho ranted the re earvets the Tee
fo be teehee sad cry noma contest ator ho en a
Toe en st the Sanh of Mycabad gd the. alee Dele’: 170
frremply at Soringogslan, Koes ‘pu Sula. sekensic re eal
fined he nosy pened al, deaog tox sen and op
tanhr! sieves callete every hin atten? Gece ae
‘inkl Bud tatrnzgonywscssing he Seay he Hae nda Gore
rinse employe nl tieed 4 gay of Pina meh sass
nd sled tbe Antwan se Sosurayoretil sont
{on of rich eater Huda ny sausern hee

“Ye sebsanuest stor? oie meen marbles ple vay for
Goines aut cho wary ety ol wcrlogs eed: Cit tse
swretsneus neler oad esplotioa of rsividnary miele el
1s onehg ols moms sghieonteaces anes Forge ot
‘stint, Hed the miles fo ele him eta te ingerremo
Muley India rion fies guna dency te
sthaolos, wad reiicus of adi Ferguson's sivas eompatnis ae
Leach to srchiearng aged hi lun +? ncaa Deh
sicher wek his sere fa sear: lone coe aay lise
‘nile princes of Indice Kure oat Bul Reynosa ever ean
orm se AE Use Ur hstury uf Wares elect, tbe ny oe
shih wen. faa ein Airpnagul the chal peri,
trae of Indians aw rr of eomaling ses rl by «aro
sn xenmaely deen: opece nl, The anova or she
‘kg! oven of Tada Kilawed tho ganna eslustanry pemelpes
Sf pots su ere at earaeroed sci foros perl plum

Tre Aa esc, “Ch le, see Colgan” spares
‘vers iw oho ots hase Soon part af hs hey of olan Here
we festa te fms Sikh an, salberfhan Bebageae Pe
sen asced lyon talisoal tala of Sih ceigens Wey
Sere cents maulcs Cr Ss thee eo le Bach Sy
eve the Sith regent a dntiva unin. Clalbng ome an urine
‘ompunent thyself npsscalalion of tho Brith, both o el Sng
lhe ements os new pers ae and tn potstngCebo fe
‘he angvs 9 the tagileimare Clade mar costes nd TeBk.
‘aed divin the brestvaies romtcveses,andtay by aienauaree
‘which rps Titsuzure m Sa hie nartentl eatery dnd Gah
tod ei, ei» a:pono'sunple pret dress Jaen
Funded trespass of alot Fev, o apmiion
ful sect sesutance to Ret ute Coit, anna, and oe
‘ussinaey matters Hos egy sale soprecutac tna ae
‘See and pal

‘Any menu mae a sytermati aceite “aba poe
22" tn Tals rune the ask of onvdsing ane wt eee, or mney
ert a wl ts system 2 cage of nobles on cocng
ef moran obih,thongh sate? an es wince, were
ally difuer, drgened, nad ever cobtoulcnry. t cou oe ard
{hat the power ul elem a syeew ul ele read a
{par on the il ecartasted nakwe a ey ths ell ete ee

tows ain dt sso na poms ove to
{orotate lr of satel yn Cine ue
Ue nf se ete as Sing es ig
theft esis vce ce halts peo hi oe
pride eng ns good me epee

Soll dco aha
rpc sits te Lind nah as bk
tapat gti ee xe ies eg ye
‘Tess ne, her ck ewe
ti sda bl ons ena evploston, hee reas
tetensibtLncaesiaed sums el Soee
Gite unr amp eee des We
Sought th gg to wer at te mc
rae te

SASS tele sad mateo see gli
sey tmowoters ite ry Heh ens se
eben te

es sear sas ofS to sd flere spss of same
tus nt only mvepmed ery rote srs! exeinpmete
Whoo desl aps gel a ant laa so au
tegen a Cala nk, atin Tog a hits
‘upon tat sto sipped vay eter ele
Iearpnagy heer thes fe Pea ape elon
ims i led ky wl st a la eC
Sain give «ei wol a the cnet a the woo
se noi a asd Li eau fl hr
Eadgecren ae Usage chong ae
ticton ch the sade mets felted pce al paca fe
‘echnrn the pcs for Baer omay strpos te
‘sdseated now ax Cot labo pone bo crtaue af utvoprer?
‘anor ef seed, oe pve gor ie Tomar
Shmpelgy Gd ier lovin’ ns eat sas Us es oe
ironed’ skeen seg bol ls 3
eli and edo on

Fels pv ww rs aap ns ho aie
vehe be cove the eons of ostomy ae Fr
Tee Fo tow oes sn cams Har ng a
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

tint projets Iu aldo to the onongnes Ahverns, aed ar

‘hive sebnvaindge the orginal publieions, Phe heer
sus abies of faends ard eoleagun ke have povided eoxt0§
ntl mad shod ssn ac ea hed at Ue age
rete ha soo uprevents in se papers Dating the pened i bi
Tew popeze were writen, 1 boasdted Rem emmanins, commmalin
vath» numberof eolleaues att Daiverty of Chicago and trea.
emia toatrivinns, melouing Rovald Ledea, Rawat Cube, Nichols
Tinks Cony, Stating, Marshal Sela, Siehael Buss. Aapen Ape
dora, and Corl Breckinridge Iu cont yacs Tate aa beac
From brieg shine wre waharccer nf pangs oles ho hr
raged sie wih contcnng imation nd supp, soul Pipa
Ehotteee, Nik Be Geneva, Ter: Sion Suasu Savers, and Seve
Hughes.

‘Shgly daeret session of the apes hve pes fe: hn

esther rigs! pubes fv preven toe thon an here

Tie Chena of Language nod tho evar oF Garmin” =m
poneed m an exer versa ve Rent ub, 9, Sable Seu
Wrttage on South Aven Hictoy ent! Sarety (Dei: Ole? Vasey
Prov. 108, pp 256,

Lina Cale) Sein Tai” opt Frm fore Str ad
Jane I Calle, eda. History apa Poor n hw Sey Lewy Kew Bs
Tete in Lngal Ankuologe buce, WY. Corn Unto ree,
TH, pe 127-38. Capitan a ost wan em alors
contr Ps wae le

rive Prana o Oly ato ANSE, Angee, nl Arto
‘iorteofhe tury Tui” Ret ayyearcd in Daas ster lle,
The Fars of rt mage mon Cure (Dale Deed Unie
ty Posy 199), op. 01-6, The echo ay agin hoon aA
tothe ty es ne

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