'The Better Class' of Indians
Social Rank, Imperial Identity, and South Asians in Britain 1858-1914
1st Edition
Published on 1. March 2017
288 pages
978-1-5261-2141-7 (ISBN)
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This is the first book-length study to focus primarily on the role of class in the encounter between South Asians and British institutions in the United Kingdom at the height of British imperialism.
In a departure from previous scholarship on the South Asian presence in Britain, 'The better class' of Indians emphasizes the importance of class as the register through which British polite society interpreted other social distinctions such as race, gender, and religion. Drawing mainly on unpublished material from the India Office Records, the National Archives, and private collections of charitable organizations, this book examines not only the attitudes of British officials towards South Asians in their midst, but also the actual application of these attitudes in decisions pertaining to them.
This fascinating book will be of particular interest to scholars and general readers of imperialism, immigration as well as British and Indian social history. -- .
In a departure from previous scholarship on the South Asian presence in Britain, 'The better class' of Indians emphasizes the importance of class as the register through which British polite society interpreted other social distinctions such as race, gender, and religion. Drawing mainly on unpublished material from the India Office Records, the National Archives, and private collections of charitable organizations, this book examines not only the attitudes of British officials towards South Asians in their midst, but also the actual application of these attitudes in decisions pertaining to them.
This fascinating book will be of particular interest to scholars and general readers of imperialism, immigration as well as British and Indian social history. -- .
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Language
English
Place of publication
Manchester
United Kingdom
Edition type
Digital original
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Illustrations, black & white
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978-1-5261-2141-7 (9781526121417)
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'The Better Class' of Indians
Social Rank, Imperial Identity, and South Asians in Britain 1858-1914
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Social Rank, Imperial Identity, and South Asians in Britain 1858-1914
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A. Martin Wainwright is Associate Professor of History at The University of Akron -- .
Content
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1. Ranjitsinjhi's Britain
Part I: Institutions
2. The India Office
3. The National Indian Association
4. London's inner-city missions to Indians
Part II: Interactions
5. Imperial subjecthood and legal identity
6. Patterns of compassion: Aiding Indians in need
7. Scholarships and the civilising mission
8. Assimilation and ostracism in education
9. A hierarchical empire
Bibliography
Index -- .
Abbreviations
1. Ranjitsinjhi's Britain
Part I: Institutions
2. The India Office
3. The National Indian Association
4. London's inner-city missions to Indians
Part II: Interactions
5. Imperial subjecthood and legal identity
6. Patterns of compassion: Aiding Indians in need
7. Scholarships and the civilising mission
8. Assimilation and ostracism in education
9. A hierarchical empire
Bibliography
Index -- .
