Representations of Indian Muslims in British Colonial Discourse (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781403992307)

This study questions current views that Muslims represented a secure point of reference for the British understanding of colonial Indian society. Through revisionary readings of a wide range of texts, it re-examines the basis of the British misperception of Muslim 'conspiracy' during the 'Mutiny'. Arguing that this belief stemmed from conflicts inherent to the secular ideology of the colonial state, it shows how in the ensuing years it produced representations ridden with paradox and requiring a form of descriptive segregation.

Author: A. Padamsee
ISBN-10: 1403992304
ISBN-13: 9781403992307
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 08/02/2005
Pages: 266
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d