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020 | _a9780195668032 | ||
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100 | _aHardgrove, Anne | ||
245 | 0 | _aCommunity and public culture: the marwaris in Calcutta | |
260 | _aNew Delhi | ||
260 | _bOUP | ||
260 | _c2004 | ||
300 | _a309p. | ||
365 | _b 395.00 | ||
365 | _dRS | ||
520 | _aThis explores the historical processes by which people colonial come to regard themselves as part of sharing a particular local pan-regional ethnic community identity. This ethno-historical case of community formation focuses on business industrialist community Marwaris. Hardgrove maps the historical formation of community Calcutta northern India from 1897, year that marked the widespread of the term 'Marwari' category in Calcutta life. the patriarchal links lineage, gender, extended family, and kinship, along with expressions regional loyalty their imagined homeland Marwar, in Rajasthan. author social boundaries were established Bengalis and Marwaris, the latter emerged as among wealthiest successful business and industrialist communities India. engaging and based the author's fieldwork experiences among Marwari families Calcutta, along extensive archival research, will interest scholars and students modern Indian history sociology, anthropologists, business historians, members the widespread Marwari community, and readers. | ||
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