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Imperial Bodies: The Physical Experience of the Raj, c.1800-1947 / Edition 1

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Imperial Bodies: The Physical Experience of the Raj, c.1800-1947 / Edition 1
Imperial Bodies: The Physical Experience of the Raj, c.1800-1947 / Edition 1

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By the late nineteenth century, racial theory focused attention on the physique to such an extent that the body became a distinct category within official discourse, regarded as an instrument of rule. The body was used symbolically during Raj ceremonial, and even the pith helmet worn by officials was turned from a reminder of British vulnerability in the tropics into a symbol of British power. Through an in-depth discussion of texts and practices, the body is introduced into the historical account as an active social principle: a force in the construction of social inequalities along lines of race and class. Drawing on a wide range of sources including government records, newspapers, private letters, medical handbooks and cookery books, E.M. Collingham paints a vivid picture of the life and manners of the British in India. This important contribution to both British and imperial history will appeal to students and scholars of cultural and colonial history.

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