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About the Book: British Raj: Key Words
During the course of governing India — the Raj — a number of words came to have
particular meanings in the imperial lexicon. This book documents the words and
terms that the British used to describe, define, understand and judge the
subcontinent. It offers insights into the cultures of the Raj, through a
sampling of its various terms, concepts and nomenclature and utilizes critical
commentaries on specific domains to illuminate not only the linguistic meaning
of a word but its cultural and political nuances. It also provides literary and
cultural texts from the colonial canon where these Anglo-Indian colloquialisms,
terms
About the Book: British Raj: Key Words
During the course of governing India — the Raj — a number of words came to have
particular meanings in the imperial lexicon. This book documents the words and
terms that the British used to describe, define, understand and judge the
subcontinent. It offers insights into the cultures of the Raj, through a
sampling of its various terms, concepts and nomenclature and utilizes critical
commentaries on specific domains to illuminate not only the linguistic meaning
of a word but its cultural and political nuances. It also provides literary and
cultural texts from the colonial canon where these Anglo-Indian colloquialisms,
terms