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Concubinage, Race and Law in Early Colonial Bengal: Bequeathing Intimacy, Servicing the Empire

Concubinage, Race and Law in Early Colonial Bengal: Bequeathing Intimacy, Servicing the Empire

Sharma, Ruchika

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General Gender StudiesGeneral Political ScienceIndian & South Asian History

ISBN10: 1032322829
ISBN13: 9781032322827
Publisher: Routledge India
Published: Aug 29 2022
Pages: 192
Weight: 1.04
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This book analyzes the domestic relations which British men came to establish with native Indian women in early colonial Bengal. It provides a fresh look into the history of imperial expansion and colonial encounters by studying the large number of wills left by the British men who came in an official or economic capacity to India. It closely engages with these wills, considering them as unique personal records. These documents, where the men penned down details of their native mistresses, give a glimpse of what their lives, interpersonal relationships, household objects, and everyday affairs were like. The volume highlights how commonplace such non-marital cohabitation was and constructs the social history of these connections. It looks at issues of theft, violence, rape, bequeathment, and property rights which the women had to contend with, and also studies some of the early experiences of the mixed-race children who were a product of these relationships.

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