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The Making of Indian Secularism : Empire, Law and Christianity, 1830-1960 / by N. Chatterjee.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Chatterjee, Nandini, 1976-
Series:
Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies, 2635-1641
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Asia--History.
Asia.
Great Britain--History.
Great Britain.
Social history.
Civilization--History.
Civilization.
History, Modern.
Asian History.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Social History.
Cultural History.
Modern History.
History of South Asia.
Local Subjects:
Asian History.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Social History.
Cultural History.
Modern History.
History of South Asia.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (353 p.)
Edition:
1st ed. 2011.
Place of Publication:
London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
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.
Contents:
pt. 1. Law
pt. 2. Institutions
pt. 3. Community.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9786613028198
9781283028196
1283028190
9780230298088
0230298087
OCLC:
707917924

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