Anglo-India and the end of empire
Charlton-Stevens, Uther E. (Uther Edward), 1984-2021
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The standard image of the Raj is of an aloof, pampered and prejudiced British elite lording it over an oppressed and hostile Indian subject population. Like most caricatures, this obscures as much truth as it reveals. The British had not always been so aloof. The earlier, more cosmopolitan period of East India Company rule saw abundant 'interracial' sex and occasional marriage, alongside greater cultural openness and exchange. The result was a large and growing 'mixed-race' community, known by the early twentieth century as Anglo-Indians. Notwithstanding its faults, Empire could never have been maintained without the active, sometimes enthusiastic, support of many colonial subjects. This refreshing account looks at the dramatic end of British rule in India through Anglo-Indian eyes.
Main title:
Anglo-India and the end of empire / Uther Charlton-Stevens.
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London : Hurst & Company, 2021.
Collation:
370 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781787383128 (hbk. :)
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English
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BRN:
1190857
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