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A Colonial Affair: Commerce, Conversion, and Scandal in French India
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A Colonial Affair: Commerce, Conversion, and Scandal in French India
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Danna Agmon
2017
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Cornell University Press
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Danna Agmon's gripping microhistory is a vivid guide to the "Nayiniyappa Affair" in the French colony of Pondicherry, India.
The surprising and shifting fates of Nayiniyappa and his family form the basis of this story of global mobilization, which is replete with merchants, missionaries, local brokers, government administrators, and even the French royal family.
Agmon's compelling account draws readers into the social, economic, religious, and political interactions that defined the European colonial experience in India and elsewhere. Her portrayal of imperial sovereignty in France's colonies as it played out in the life of one beleaguered family allows readers to witness interactions between colonial officials and locals.
Thanks to generous funding from Virginia Tech and its participation in TOME, the ebook editions of this book are available as Open Access volumes from Cornell Open (cornellpress.cornell.edu/cornell-open) and other repositories.
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A COLONIAL AFFAIR
A COLONIAL AFFAIR
pp. iii-iii
Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
A COLONIAL AFFAIR
pp. v-v
Contents
pp. vii-viii
List of Illustrations
pp. ix-x
List of Illustrations
pp. ix-x
Acknowledgments
pp. xi-xiv
Acknowledgments
pp. xi-xiv
The Actors
pp. xv-xvi
The Actors
pp. xv-xvi
Introduction
pp. 1-18
Introduction
pp. 1-18
Part One: The World of the Affair
Part One: The World of the Affair
pp. 19-20
1. The Elusive Origins of a Colonial Scandal
pp. 21-47
2. Kinship as Politics
pp. 48-70
1. The Elusive Origins of a Colonial Scandal
pp. 21-47
Part Two: The Unfolding of the Affair
2. Kinship as Politics
pp. 48-70
Part Two: The Unfolding of the Affair
pp. 71-72
3. The Denial of Language
pp. 73-92
4. Conflict at Court
pp. 93-120
3. The Denial of Language
pp. 73-92
Part Three: The Afterlives of the Affair
4. Conflict at Court
pp. 93-120
Part Three: The Afterlives of the Affair
pp. 121-122
5. Between Paris and Pondichéry
pp. 123-142
5. Between Paris and Pondichéry
pp. 123-142
6. Archiving the Affair
pp. 143-162
Epilogue
pp. 163-170
6. Archiving the Affair
pp. 143-162
Notes
pp. 171-212
Epilogue
pp. 163-170
Index
pp. 213-217
Notes
pp. 171-212
Index
pp. 213-217
A COLONIAL AFFAIR
pp. iv-iv
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ISBN
9781501713064
Related ISBN(s)
9781501709937, 9781501713071, 9781501752032
DOI
10.1353/book.56233
MARC Record
OCLC
1006974337
Pages
240
Launched on MUSE
2017-10-26
Language
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY-NC-ND
Purchase
2017
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