1st Edition
Children of Colonialism Anglo-Indians in a Postcolonial World
By Lionel Caplan
Copyright 2001
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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Among the legacies of the colonial encounter are any number of contemporary ‘mixed-race' populations, descendants of the offspring of sexual unions involving European men (colonial officials, traders, etc.) and local women. These groups invite serious scholarly attention because they not only challenge notions of a rigid divide between colonizer and colonized, but beg a host of questions about... Read more
1 Introduction 2 Anglo-Indians in Madras 3 Guarding Boundaries - Crossing Boundaries 4 Paradoxes of Belonging 5 The Spirit of Emigration 6 Close Families and Matrifocal Households 7 The Practice of Culture
Biography
Lionel Caplan is Emeritus Professor and Professorial Research Associate, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
