Concubinage, Race and Law in Early Colonial Bengal: Bequeathing Intimacy, Servicing the Empire

by Ruchika Sharma

Overview

This book analyses the domestic relations which British men came to establish with native Indian women in early colonial Bengal. It provides a fresh look into the history of imperial expansion and colonial encounters by studying the large number of wills left by British men who came in an official or economic capacity to India.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032324647
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/27/2024
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ruchika Sharma, Assistant Professor, Department of History, Gargi College, University of Delhi, India.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Reading Wills, Retrieving Native Woman, 2. Beyond The Purdah – ‘Constructing’ The Native Woman, 3. Forging Intimacies, 4. Legality – Property, violence, and discord, 5. Interracial Progeny, 6. Concluding Remarks