1st Edition
Concubinage, Race and Law in Early Colonial Bengal Bequeathing Intimacy, Servicing the Empire
By Ruchika Sharma
Copyright 2023
208 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
208 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
208 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
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This book analyzes the domestic relations which British men came to establish with native Indian women in early colonial Bengal. It provides a fresh look into the history of imperial expansion and colonial encounters by studying the large number of wills left by the British men who came in an official or economic capacity to India. It closely engages with these wills, considering them as unique... Read more
1. Introduction: Reading Wills, Retrieving Native Woman, 2. Beyond The Purdah – ‘Constructing’ The Native Woman, 3. Forging Intimacies, 4. Legality – Property, violence, and discord, 5. Interracial Progeny, 6. Concluding Remarks
Biography
Ruchika Sharma, Assistant Professor, Department of History, Gargi College, University of Delhi, India.
