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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 and official jargon occurred.
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- ISBN-13: 9781138280090
- ISBN-10: 1138280097
- Publisher: Routledge India
- Publish Date: January 2017
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.44 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.78 pounds
- Page Count: 180
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