TY - BOOK AU - Mukherjee, Alok TI - This gift of English : : English education and the formation of alternative hegemonies in India SN - 9788125036012 U1 - 428.007 PY - 2009/// CY - New Delhi : PB - Orient Blackswan, KW - Hegemony KW - English literature--Study and teaching KW - English language--Study and teaching KW - Education and state KW - English language--Acquisition KW - English language--Political aspects KW - English language--Social aspects N1 - Situating the study; "The Gift of English": Setting the stage; "The Most Beneficial and lasting Legacy": Colonial Versus Revivalist Hegemony; The "Gift" casts its spell - Part I : English Literature and Language Curriculum in Colonial India; The "Gift" casts its spell - Part II : Texts, Examination and Hegemony; In the "Gift"'s Aftermath; Conclusion : The Hegemonic Contest Continues ER -