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Sex And The Family In Colonial India - The Making Of Empire

by Durba Ghosh

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 An original contribution to scholarship on colonialism, gender and sexuality in India. By following the stories of a number of mixed-race families, at all levels of the social scale, Durba Ghosh offers a fascinating account of how gender, class and race affected the cultural and social mores of the period.
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Shi'A Islam In Colonial India - Religion, Community And Sectarianism

by Justin (University Of Exeter) Jones

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 Interest in Shi'a Islam has increased greatly, although Shi'ism in the Indian subcontinent has remained largely underexplored. This book traces the history of Indian Shi'ism through the colonial period toward independence in 1947. It shows how a Shi'a sectarian identity developed that existed separately from its Sunni counterparts.
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Small Town Capitalism In Western India - Artisans, Merchants, And The Making Of The Informal Economy, 1870â€“1960

by Douglas E. (Dartmouth College, New Hampshire) Haynes

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 This book charts the history of artisan production in the Bombay Presidency from 1870 to 1960. Using extensive archival research and numerous interviews, this book explores the role of weavers, merchants, consumers and laborers in the making of what the author calls 'small-town capitalism'.
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The Government Of Social Life In Colonial India - Liberalism, Religious Law, And Women'S Rights

by Rachel (Bowdoin College, Maine) Sturman

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 An important new study which analyses the system of personal law in colonial India, showing how it encouraged gender equality and a better relationship between state and society. By focusing on Hindu law, this illuminating book challenges existing scholarship, showing how - far from being based on traditional values â€" Hindu law was developed around ideas of liberalism.
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The Hindu Family And The Emergence Of Modern India - Law, Citizenship And Community

by Eleanor (School Of Oriental And African Studies, University Of London) Newbigin

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 Tracing the historical roots of India's transition to independence, Newbigin's highly original study explores the role of economy, gender and religion in the development of representative politics in twentieth-century India. This book will stimulate debate across disciplines, particularly among scholars considering law, gender and economy in colonial and post-colonial societies.
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The Indian Army And The End Of The Raj

by Daniel (Australian National University, Canberra) Marston

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 A unique examination of the role of the Indian army in post-World War II India in the run-up to Partition. Daniel Marston draws upon extensive archival research and interviews with veterans of the events of 1947 to provide fresh insight into the final days of the British Raj.
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Race, Religion And Law In Colonial India - Trials Of An Interracial Family

by Chandra Mallampalli

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 How did British rule in India transform persons from lower social classes? Could Indians from such classes rise in the world? This book explores such questions by examining the intriguing story of an interracial family who lived in southern India in the mid-nineteenth century.
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Sex And The Family In Colonial India - The Making Of Empire

by Durba Ghosh

37,10€ + 10% CARD

 An original contribution to scholarship on colonialism, gender and sexuality in India. By following the stories of a number of mixed-race families, at all levels of the social scale, Durba Ghosh offers a fascinating account of how gender, class and race affected the cultural and social mores of the period.
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The Indian Army And The End Of The Raj

by Daniel (Australian National University, Canberra) Marston

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 A unique examination of the role of the Indian army in post-World War II India in the run-up to Partition. Daniel Marston draws upon extensive archival research and interviews with veterans of the events of 1947 to provide fresh insight into the final days of the British Raj.
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The Hindu Family And The Emergence Of Modern India - Law, Citizenship And Community

by Eleanor (School Of Oriental And African Studies, University Of London) Newbigin

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 Tracing the historical roots of India's transition to independence, Newbigin's highly original study explores the role of economy, gender and religion in the development of representative politics in twentieth-century India. This book will stimulate debate across disciplines, particularly among scholars considering law, gender and economy in colonial and post-colonial societies.
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Warrior Ascetics And Indian Empires

by William R. (Wesleyan University, Connecticut) Pinch

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 This 2006 book sets out to piece together the story of the rise and demise of warrior asceticism in India from the 1500s to the present. It shows Hinduism is not a religion of non-violence, as Hindu warrior ascetics were an important component of the South Asian military labor market.
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Islam And The Army In Colonial India - Sepoy Religion In The Service Of Empire

by Nile (University Of California, Los Angeles) Green

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 This book studies the cultural world of the Muslim soldiers of colonial India. Set in Hyderabad in the mid-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the book focuses on the soldiers' relationships with the faqir holy men who protected them and the British officers they served.
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The Government Of Social Life In Colonial India - Liberalism, Religious Law, And Women'S Rights

by Rachel (Bowdoin College, Maine) Sturman

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 An important new study which analyses the system of personal law in colonial India, showing how it encouraged gender equality and a better relationship between state and society. By focusing on Hindu law, this illuminating book challenges existing scholarship, showing how - far from being based on traditional values â€" Hindu law was developed around ideas of liberalism.
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Colonial Justice In British India - White Violence And The Rule Of Law

by Elizabeth (Villanova University, Pennsylvania) Kolsky

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 Colonial Justice in British India describes the lesser-known history of the violence and criminal conduct of one group of European planters, paupers, sailors and soldiers in British India. In a powerful corrective to dominant views, this study reveals the disquieting violence that accompanied imperial forms of power.
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Courtly Culture And Political Life In Early Medieval India

by Daud (School Of Oriental And African Studies, University Of London) Ali

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 Daud Ali's book explores courtly culture in classical India. Trawling literary sources and inscriptions, the book explores the growth of royal households and the crystallisation of a courtly worldview which would remain stable for almost a millenium.
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Small Town Capitalism In Western India - Artisans, Merchants, And The Making Of The Informal Economy, 1870â€“1960

by Douglas E. (Dartmouth College, New Hampshire) Haynes

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 This book charts the history of artisan production in the Bombay Presidency from 1870 to 1960. Using extensive archival research and numerous interviews, this book explores the role of weavers, merchants, consumers and laborers in the making of what the author calls 'small-town capitalism'.
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The Spoils Of Partition - Bengal And India, 1947â€“1967

by Joya (London School Of Economics And Political Science) Chatterji

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 The partition of India was a seminal event of the twentieth century. While much has been written about the Punjab and the creation of West Pakistan, little is known about the partition of Bengal. This remarkable 2007 book assesses the devastating social, political and economic consequences of that partition.
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Hindu Nationalism And The Language Of Politics In Late Colonial India

by William (University Of Leeds) Gould

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 William Gould's book explores the nature of Hindu nationalism as an ideology and political language. Using an array of historical sources, he demonstrates how Hindu nationalist ideology affected the secularist Congress in Uttar Pradesh on the eve of Independence, and how these ideologies fostered tensions between Hindus and Muslims.
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Colonial Justice In British India - White Violence And The Rule Of Law

by Elizabeth (Villanova University, Pennsylvania) Kolsky

133,84€ + 10% CARD

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 Colonial Justice in British India describes the lesser-known history of the violence and criminal conduct of one group of European planters, paupers, sailors and soldiers in British India. In a powerful corrective to dominant views, this study reveals the disquieting violence that accompanied imperial forms of power.
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Islam And The Army In Colonial India - Sepoy Religion In The Service Of Empire

by Nile (University Of California, Los Angeles) Green

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 This book studies the cultural world of the Muslim soldiers of colonial India. Set in Hyderabad in the mid-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the book focuses on the soldiers' relationships with the faqir holy men who protected them and the British officers they served.
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Environment And Ethnicity In India, 1200â€“1991

by Sumit (Indian Institute Of Management, Calcutta) Guha

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 This 1999 book reconstructs the history of forest communities in western India to explore questions relating to identity and the environment. It demonstrates how the ideology of indigenous cultures, developed out of the notion of a pure and untouched ethnicity, is rooted in racial and colonial anthropology. This penetrating critique will contribute significantly to the literature.
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The Global World Of Indian Merchants, 1750â€“1947 - Traders Of Sind From Bukhara To Panama

by Claude (Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique (Cnrs), Paris) Markovits

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 The book charts the development of merchant communities in the province of Sind from the pre-colonial period, throught colonial conquest, to independence. Describing how they came to negotiate trade throughout the world, the book throws light on the nature of these diasporas in their interaction with the global economy.
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Sex And The Family In Colonial India - The Making Of Empire

by Durba (Cornell University, New York) Ghosh

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 An original contribution to scholarship on colonialism, gender and sexuality in India. By following the stories of a number of mixed-race families, at all levels of the social scale, Durba Ghosh offers a fascinating account of how gender, class and race affected the cultural and social mores of the period.
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The Spoils Of Partition - Bengal And India, 1947â€“1967

by Joya (London School Of Economics And Political Science) Chatterji

148,71€ + 10% CARD

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 The partition of India was a seminal event of the twentieth century. While much has been written about the Punjab and the creation of West Pakistan, little is known about the partition of Bengal. This remarkable 2007 book assesses the devastating social, political and economic consequences of that partition.
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