| Description |
1 online resource (288 pages) |
| 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 |
| Analysis |
Abraham v. Abraham, 9 Moore's Ind. App. 199 (1863) (Judicial Committee of the Privy Council) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-261) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Inheritance and succession -- India -- Bellary (District) -- History -- 19th century
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Legal polycentricity -- India -- Bellary (District) -- History -- 19th century
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HISTORY -- Asia -- India & South Asia.
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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Inheritance and succession
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Legal polycentricity
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India -- Bellary (District)
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781139188456 |
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