The British Raj: Keywords

by Pramod K. Nayar

For two hundred years India was the jewel in the British imperial crown. During the course of governing India - the Raj - a number of words came to have particular meanings in the imperial lexicon. This book documents the words and terms that the British used to describe, define, understand and judge the subcontinent. It offers insight into the cultures of the Raj through a sampling of its various terms, concepts and nomenclature, and utilizes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138280097
• ISBN13: 9781138280090
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Routledge Chapman & Hall
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"