Indian boardgames, colonial avatars : transculturation, colonialism and boardgames / Souvik Mukherjee

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mukherjee, Souvik, 1978- author.

Series:

Transregional practices of power

Transregional practices of power ; volume 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Board games--Social aspects--India.

Board games.

Board games--Social aspects--Europe.

Cultural fusion--India.

Cultural fusion.

Cultural fusion--Europe.

India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947--Influence.

India.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : color illustrations

Place of Publication:

Berlin : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, [2026]

Summary:

"How did an Indian game meant to teach the process of rebirth change into the children’s race-game, Snakes and Ladders? Why does the Bengali language use Dutch loan-words for the suits of cards? How do the rules of Chess change in India and Europe? The answers to these and other related questions can be obtained after examining in depth the relationship of colonialism to boardgames. Focusing on Indian boardgames and their European versions, this book explores how the British Empire's appropriation of ancient games had a signal effect on identity and culture in the formerly colonized countries of the Global South"-- De Gruyter Brill

Contents:

Indian boardgames and their colonial journeys : transcultural moments

The folded ludo and snakes and ladders board : a transculturation

Chess and transculturation in the colonies and the metropole

Cards (and dice) against colonialism : playing cards and other ‘sedentary’ games

Conclusion : the boardgame strikes back

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter Brill, viewed June 15, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Mukherjee, Souvik, 1978- Indian boardgames, colonial avatars

ISBN:

9783110758733

3110758733

9783110758627

3110758628

OCLC:

1518011917

Publisher Number:

CIPO000122773

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license