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Representations of Indian Muslims in British Colonial Discourse
Alex Padamsee
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Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5; HBJD1; HBJF; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
This study questions current views that Muslims represented a secure point of reference for the British understanding of colonial Indian society. Through revisionary readings of a wide range of texts, it re-examines the basis of the British misperception of Muslim 'conspiracy' during the 'Mutiny'. Arguing that this belief stemmed from conflicts inherent to the secular ideology of the colonial state, it shows how in the ensuing years it produced representations ridden with paradox and requiring a form of descriptive segregation.
This study questions current views that Muslims represented a secure point of reference for the British understanding of colonial Indian society. Through revisionary readings of a wide range of texts, it re-examines the basis of the British misperception of Muslim 'conspiracy' during the 'Mutiny'. Arguing that this belief stemmed from conflicts inherent to the secular ideology of the colonial state, it shows how in the ensuing years it produced representations ridden with paradox and requiring a form of descriptive segregation.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
Number of Pages
266
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349543441
SKU
V9781349543441
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99-15
About Alex Padamsee
ALEX PADAMSEE Lecturer in Postcolonial Literatures at the University of Kent at Canterbury, UK.
Reviews for Representations of Indian Muslims in British Colonial Discourse
'...a welcome addition to the field of post-colonial literature on South Asia. It provides an overview of key British colonial texts, elaborating specifically the context in which the Mutiny took place. Arguably its most important contribution is to open fresh avenues for studying the effects of colonial discourses on contemporary social and political identity construction among Muslims in India,South Asia ... Read more