'The Better Class' of Indians
This is the first book-length study to focus primarily on the role of class in the encounter between South Asians and British institutions in the United Kingdom at the height of British imperialism.In a departure from previous scholarship on the South Asian presence in Britain, Wainwright emphasizes the importance of class as the register through which British polite society interpreted other social distinctions such as race, gender, and religion. Drawing mainly on unpublished material from the India Office Records, the National Archives, and private collections of charitable organizations, this book examines not only the attitudes of British…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-7190-8908-4
- EAN: 9780719089084
- Produktnummer: 20743116
- Verlag: Manchester University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 288 S.
- Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm x D1.5 cm 442 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 442
Über den Autor
A. Martin Wainwright is Associate Professor of History at The University of Akron
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