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Constructing the Colonial Encounter: Right and Left Hand Castes in Early Colonial South India

Constructing the Colonial Encounter: Right and Left Hand Castes in Early Colonial South India

Brimnes, Niels

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Series: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Book 81

General Political ScienceGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesIndian & South Asian History

ISBN10: 1138991651
ISBN13: 9781138991651
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jul 25 2019
Pages: 280
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
This book offers a systematic analysis of the violent clashes between the South Indian 'right' and 'left' hand caste divisions that repeatedly rocked the European settlements on the Coromandel Coast in the early colonial period. Whereas the Indian population expected the colonial authorities to intervene in the disputes, the Europeans were reluctant to get involved in conflicts which they barely understood. In the nineteenth century the significance of the divisions diminished, a development that has long puzzled historians and anthropologists. In addition, this study addresses the larger issue of the nature of colonial encounters. The rich material relating to these disputes convincingly demonstrates how Europeans and Indians, as they sought to incorporate each other into their own social structure and conceptual universe, participated in a dialogue on the nature of South Indian society.

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