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'The Better Class' of Indians: Social Rank, Imperial Identity, and South Asians in Britain 1858-1914
Contributor(s): Wainwright, A. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0719089085     ISBN-13: 9780719089084
Publisher: Manchester University Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2012
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Asia - India & South Asia
- History | Social History
- History | Europe - Renaissance
Dewey: 941.004
Series: Studies in Imperialism
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (0.90 lbs) 288 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
- Cultural Region - Indian
- Cultural Region - Asian
Features: Bibliography
 
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Publisher Description:
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, 'The better class' of Indians 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unpublished material from the India Office Records, the National Archives, and private collections of charitable organizations, this book examines not only the attitudes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 officials towards South Asians in their midst, but also the actual application of these attitudes in decisions
pertaining to them.

This fascinating book will be of particular interest to scholars and general readers of imperialism, immigration as well as British and Indian social history.
 
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