Concubinage, Race and Law in Early Colonial Bengal: Bequeathing Intimacy, Servicing the Empire

by Ruchika Sharma

This book analyzes the domestic relations which British men came to establish with native Indian women in early colonial Bengal. It provides a fresh look into the history of imperial expansion and colonial encounters by studying the large number of wills left by the British men who came in an official or economic capacity to India. It closely engages with these wills, considering them as unique personal records. These documents, where the men penned...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032322829
• ISBN13: 9781032322827
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Routledge India
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"