1st Edition
Mixed-Race and Modernity in Colonial India Changing Concepts of Hybridity Across Empires
By Adrian Carton
Copyright 2012
176 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
160 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Focusing on Portuguese, British and French colonial spaces, this book traces changing concepts of mixed-race identity in early colonial India. Starting in the sixteenth century, it discusses how the emergence of race was always shaped by affiliations based on religion, class, national identity, gender and citizenship across empires.
In the context of increasing British power, the book looks at... Read more
Introduction 1. Portuguese Legacies 2. Race and Reform 3. Contested Colonialisms 4. French Complexions 5. Race and Citizenship 6. Conclusion
Biography
Adrian Carton is Adjunct Fellow at the Institute for Culture and Society at the University of Western Sydney, Australia.
