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Christians and public life in colonial South India, 1863-1937 : contending with marginality /

"This book tells the story of how Catholic and Protestant Indians have attempted to find their place within the evolving Indian nation. Ironically, British rule in India did not privilege Christians, but pushed them to the margins of a predominantly Hindu society. Drawing upon wide-ranging sour...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mallampalli, Chandra, 1965-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"This book tells the story of how Catholic and Protestant Indians have attempted to find their place within the evolving Indian nation. Ironically, British rule in India did not privilege Christians, but pushed them to the margins of a predominantly Hindu society. Drawing upon wide-ranging sources, the book first explains how the Indian judiciary's "official knowledge" isolated Christians from Indian notions of family, caste and nation. It then describes how different varieties and classes of Christians adopted, resisted and reshaped both imperial and nationalist perceptions of their identity. Within a climate of rising communal tension in India, this study finds immediate relevance."--Jacket
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 305 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-295) and index.
ISBN:0203390873
9780203390870
9786610025602
6610025606
9780415323215
0415323215
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9781134350247
0415646634
9780415646635
1134350252
9781134350254
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9781280025600