In the club : associational life in colonial South Asia /

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This work presents a comprehensive examination of social clubs across South Asia. Often a target of intellectual scorn or literary ridicule, the author reorients attention towards the complex inner workings of club life, while at the same time arguing for clubs as key contributors to South Asia'...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cohen, Benjamin B. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2015]
Series:Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)
Subjects:
Clubs > South Asia > History.
Clubs > Asie méridionale > Histoire.
HISTORY > Asia > India & South Asia.
British colonies.
Clubs.
Manners and customs.
Great Britain > Colonies > Asia > Social life and customs.
South Asia > Social life and customs.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Asie > Mœurs et coutumes.
Asia.
South Asia.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This work presents a comprehensive examination of social clubs across South Asia. Often a target of intellectual scorn or literary ridicule, the author reorients attention towards the complex inner workings of club life, while at the same time arguing for clubs as key contributors to South Asia's colonial associational life and civil society.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 211 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-206) and index.
ISBN:9780719098116
0719098114
9780719096051
0719096057
9781781708521
1781708525

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