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The Good Parsi - T. M. Luhrmann - Bog

- The Fate of a Colonial Elite in a Postcolonial Society

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During the Raj, one group stands out as having prospered because of British rule: the Parsis. The Zoroastrian people adopted the manners, dress, and aspirations of their British colonizers, and were rewarded with high-level financial, mercantile, and bureaucratic posts. Indian independence, however, ushered in their decline.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780674356764
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 336
  • Udgivet:
  • 1. august 1996
  • Størrelse:
  • 156x235x17 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 413 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 9. december 2024

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During the Raj, one group stands out as having prospered because of British rule: the Parsis. The Zoroastrian people adopted the manners, dress, and aspirations of their British colonizers, and were rewarded with high-level financial, mercantile, and bureaucratic posts. Indian independence, however, ushered in their decline.

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