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The Good Parsi : The Fate of a Colonial Elite in a Postcolonial Society
The Good Parsi The Fate of a Colonial Elite in a Postcolonial Society
Author: T. M. Luhrmann
During the Raj, one group stands out as having prospered because of British rule: the Parsis. The Zoroastrian people adopted the manners, dress, and aspirations of their British colonizers, and were rewarded with high-level financial, mercantile, and bureaucratic posts. Indian independence, however, ushered in their decline. Tanya Luhrmann's ana...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780674356764
ISBN-10: 0674356764
Publication Date: 8/1/1996
Pages: 332
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Publisher: Harvard University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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