Isbn: 9780520067257 - rhetoric and ritual in colonial india: the shaping of a public culture in surat city, 1852-1928 (10 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 363 pages; Description: xi, 363 p. : maps ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-356) and index. Subjects: Elite (Social sciences) --India --Surat --History. Surat (India) --Social conditions. Surat (India) --Politics and government. 1 Kg. …

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pen markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:0520067258.…

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

cloth, 363 pp, dustwrappers. Some underlinings with pencil, besides that a good copy.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 400 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. Explores the rhetoric and ritual of Indian elites undercolonialism, focusing on the city of Surat in the Bombay Presidency. This book examines how local elites appropriated and modified the liberal representative discourse of Britain and thus fashioned a p.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book explores the rhetoric and ritual of Indian elites undercolonialism, focusing on the city of Surat in the Bombay Presidency. It particularly examines how local elites appropriated and modified the liberal representative discourse of Britain and thus fashioned a 'public' culture that excluded the city's underclasses. Departing from traditional explanations that have seen this process as resulting from English education or radical transformations in society, Haynes emphasizes the importance of the unequal power relationship between the British and those Indians who struggled for political influence and justice within the colonial framework. A major contribution of the book is Haynes' analysis of the emergence and ultimate failure of Ghandian cultural meanings in Indian politics after 1923.The book addresses issues of importance to historians and anthropologists of India, to political scientists seeking to understand the origins of democracy in the 'Third World,' and general readers interested in comprehending processes of cultural change in colonial contexts.…