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The Making of Indian Secularism: Empire, Law and Christianity, 1830-1960 (Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies)
Nandini Chatterjee
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Description for The Making of Indian Secularism: Empire, Law and Christianity, 1830-1960 (Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies)
Hardcover. A unique study of how a deeply religious country like India acquired the laws and policies of a secular state, highlighting the contradictory effects of British imperial policies, the complex role played by Indian Christians, and how this highly divided community shaped its own identity and debated that of their new nation. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
A unique study of how a deeply religious country like India acquired the laws and policies of a secular state, highlighting the contradictory effects of British imperial policies, the complex role played by Indian Christians, and how this highly divided community shaped its own identity and debated that of their new nation.
A unique study of how a deeply religious country like India acquired the laws and policies of a secular state, highlighting the contradictory effects of British imperial policies, the complex role played by Indian Christians, and how this highly divided community shaped its own identity and debated that of their new nation.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series
Number of Pages
337
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230220058
SKU
V9780230220058
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99-15
About Nandini Chatterjee
NANDINI CHATTERJEE has studied at universities in India, the Netherlands and the UK, completing her PhD at the University of Cambridge, UK. She was Lecturer in South Asian History at Cambridge 2004-05, and held the British Academy Postdoctoral fellowship at King's College London, 2008-09. She is currently Lecturer in History at the University of Plymouth, UK.
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