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Aaron Baker
Arcot Rupees
Author_Niels Brimnes
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caste conflict analysis
caste dispute colonial settlements
caste disputes
Caste Divisions
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Ceremonial Rights
Colonial Administration
Colonial Dialogue
colonial governance
Conseil Superieur
Consultation Book
Contemporary Society
Coromandel Coast society
Danish Administration
Danish Asiatic Company
Danish Authorities
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European colonialism
European-Indian interactions
Hand Castes
Hand Division
Indian Element
Indian Inhabitants
Indigenous Elite
Left Hand Caste
Left Hand Opponents
Pre-colonial South India
social stratification India
South Asian history
South Indian society
St George's Flag
St George’s Flag
Tamil Nadu
Product details
- ISBN 9780700711062
- Weight: 690g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 18 Dec 1998
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This book offers a systematic analysis of the violent clashes between the South Indian 'right' and 'left' hand caste divisions that repeatedly rocked the European settlements on the Coromandel Coast in the early colonial period. Whereas the Indian population expected the colonial authorities to intervene in the disputes, the Europeans were reluctant to get involved in conflicts which they barely understood. In the nineteenth century the significance of the divisions diminished, a development that has long puzzled historians and anthropologists. In addition, this study addresses the larger issue of the nature of colonial encounters. The rich material relating to these disputes convincingly demonstrates how Europeans and Indians, as they sought to incorporate each other into their own social structure and conceptual universe, participated in a dialogue on the nature of South Indian society.
Niels Brimnes
