Middle Class in Colonial Malabar - A Social History

Members of the middle class in colonial Malabar left behind a copious amount of writings which can be found in magazines, autobiographies and diaries. This book explores the social history of the middle class in the region during the British period on the basis of these writings in combination with archival sources.

Sommario

1. The World of the Middle Class 2. Domesticity: In Theory and Practice 3. Changing Forms of Leisure 4. Caste and the Middle Class 5. Negotiating Tradition and Modernity

Info autore

Sreejith K. is Assistant Professor in the History Department at Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Government College, Kolkata.

Riassunto

Members of the middle class in colonial Malabar left behind a copious amount of writings which can be found in magazines, autobiographies and diaries. This book explores the social history of the middle class in the region during the British period on the basis of these writings in combination with archival sources.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sreejith K., K. Sreejith
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9781032116358
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3211635-8
• Pagine: 208
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Età moderna fino al 1918; British Empire, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Social & cultural history, India, Colonialism & imperialism, Social and cultural history, Colonialism and imperialism, Asian History, Southern India