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1 online resource (288 pages). |
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| Series |
Cambridge Studies in Indian History and Society ; v. 19
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Cambridge studies in Indian history and society.
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| Contents |
Cover; Race, Religion, and Law in Colonial India; Cambridge Studies in Indian History and Society, No. 19; Title; Copyright; amma-ki; Contents; Maps and Figures; Acknowledgments; Glossary; Introduction; FROM CURRY POT TO SALAD BOWL; CHAPTERS; 1 Remembering Family; BELLARY'S BAZAAR WORKERS; THE EARLY YEARS; CHARLOTTE FOX AND THE PLATCHERS; CONCLUSION; 2 Embodying "Dora-hood" The Brothers and Their Business; ACQUIRING SKILL AND WEALTH; THE DISTILLERY'S PEDDA DORA; AFTER MATTHEW; CONCLUSION; 3 A Crisis of Trust Sedition and the Sale of Arms in Kurnool; THE SIEGE OF KURNOOL. |
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MATTHEW'S KURNOOL AGENCYCONCLUSION; 4 Letters from Cambridge; SITUATING CHARLES HENRY ABRAHAM; LEAVING HOME; IN NEED OF AN ALLY; CHARLES RESPONDS; CONCLUSION; 5 The Path to Litigation; SETTING THE STAGE FOR A SHOWDOWN; A NATIVE PLEADER DEFINES WHITENESS; CONCLUSION; 6 Litigating Gender and Race Charlotte Sues at Bellary; CONVERSION AND ASSIMILATION; BECOMING AN EAST INDIAN; SUBORDINATING FRANCIS; FRANCIS EXPLOITS HIS CATHOLIC ROOTS; FRANCIS AND THE ABRAHAM HOUSEHOLD; THE DECISIONS AT BELLARY; CONCLUSION; 7 Francis Appeals The Case for Cultural Continuity; HINDU LAW AND THE SADR ADALAT. |
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PANDITS, TEXTS, AND WOMENPLEADERS AND PROCEEDINGS; THE DECREE; CONCLUSION; 8 Choice, Identity, and Law The Decision of London's Privy Council; PERSONAL LAW AT THE MARGINS; THE DECREE OF ABRAHAM V. ABRAHAM; CONCLUSION; Conclusion; Bibliography; Archives Consulted; Law Series, Journals, and Newspapers Consulted; Records of Abraham v. Abraham; Printed Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Index. |
| Summary |
Through a landmark court case in mid-nineteenth century colonial India, this book investigates hierarchy and racial difference. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-261) and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Inheritance and succession -- India -- Bellary (District) -- History -- 19th century.
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Inheritance and succession. |
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India -- Bellary (District) |
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History. |
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19th century |
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Legal polycentricity -- India -- Bellary (District) -- History -- 19th century.
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Legal polycentricity. |
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1800-1899 |
| Indexed Term |
Abraham v. Abraham, 9 Moore's Ind. App. 199 (1863) (Judicial Committee of the Privy Council) |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mallampalli, Chandra. Race, Religion and Law in Colonial India : Trials of an Interracial Family. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©2011 9781107012615 |
| ISBN |
9781139188456 |
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1139188453 |
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9781139191050 (electronic book) |
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1139191055 (electronic book) |
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9781139186155 (e-book) |
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1139186159 |
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9781139186155 |
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9781107012615 |
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1107012619 |
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