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Mysore Modern
Rethinking the Region Under Princely Rule
Av Janaki Nair
Häftad, 2011
312 kr
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Mysore Modern reconceptualizes modernity in India using the history of the Princely State of Mysore. In this forcefully argued work, Janaki Nair critiques earlier notions of the native states of India as spaces that were either defined entirely by the dominant narratives of colonial/national …
Women and Colonial Law
A Feminist Social History
Av Janaki Nair
Inbunden, 2025
1526 kr
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This book introduces students of law and history to key colonial moments that have shaped women's legal status up to the present day. It introduces students and general readers to the critical events and legal decisions that determined the place of women under law. It also introduces readers to …
Workplace Relations in Colonial Bengal
The Jute Industry and Indian Labour 1870s-1930s
Inbunden, 2022
1388 kr
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This book connects the history of labour movements with the transformation of workplace relations in South Asia from the late 19th century to the 1930s. Contending that labour conflicts in the Bengal jute industry must be understood against the backdrop of a radical change in the organisation of …
Workplace Relations in Colonial Bengal
The Jute Industry and Indian Labour 1870s-1930s
Häftad, 2023
443 kr
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This book connects the history of labour movements with the transformation of workplace relations in South Asia from the late 19th century to the 1930s. Contending that labour conflicts in the Bengal jute industry must be understood against the backdrop of a radical change in the organisation of …
YMCA in Late Colonial India
Modernization, Philanthropy and American Soft Power in South Asia
Av Harald Fischer-Tiné, Janaki Nair
Häftad, 2024
443 kr
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This book explores the history and agendas of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) through its activities in South Asia. Focusing on interactions between American ‘Y’ workers and the local population, representatives of the British colonial state, and a host of international actors, it …
YMCA in Late Colonial India
Modernization, Philanthropy and American Soft Power in South Asia
Av Harald Fischer-Tiné, Janaki Nair
Inbunden, 2022
1316 kr
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This book explores the history and agendas of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) through its activities in South Asia. Focusing on interactions between American ‘Y’ workers and the local population, representatives of the British colonial state, and a host of international actors, it …
Emergence of Brand-Name Capitalism in Late Colonial India
Advertising and the Making of Modern Conjugality
Av Douglas E. Haynes, Janaki Nair m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
1461 kr
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This book examines the emergence of professional advertising in western India during the interwar period. It explores the ways in which global manufacturers advanced a ‘brand-name capitalism’ among the Indian middle class by promoting the sale of global commodities during the 1920s and 1930s, a …
Emergence of Brand-Name Capitalism in Late Colonial India
Advertising and the Making of Modern Conjugality
Av Douglas E. Haynes, Janaki Nair
Häftad, 2024
443 kr
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This book examines the emergence of professional advertising in western India during the interwar period. It explores the ways in which global manufacturers advanced a ‘brand-name capitalism’ among the Indian middle class by promoting the sale of global commodities during the 1920s and 1930s, a …
Bihar in Colonial India
Region in the Making of a Nation
Av Aryendra Chakravartty, Janaki Nair
Inbunden, 2026
1243 kr
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This book points to the indispensability of the province in shaping and strengthening ideas of the nation in 20th century India. Focusing on the region of Bihar, it shows how its distinctively regional identity was not in opposition to colonial politics or nationalist sentiments, but was itself a …
Is a Single Teachable Indian Past Possible Today?
Av Janaki Nair
Inbunden, 2023
106 kr
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An accessible contribution to the ongoing discussion about the quality and politics of social science textbooks in India. More than ever before, the school history textbook in India has become an embattled object and the subject of many contestations from both above and below. It is vulnerable not …
Question of Silence
The Sexual Economies of Modern India
Häftad, 2000
515 kr
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Has there been a ‘conspiracy of silence’ regarding sexuality in India, be it within social movements or as a focus of scholarship? A Question of Silence? interrogates this assumption in order to thematise a crucial field. Prefaced by a detailed introductory overview, the essays use diverse …
Across Oceans and Wars
A Tale of Friendship during World War II
Av Janaki Nair
Häftad, 2024
141 kr
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