The Good Parsi The Fate of a Colonial Elite in a Postcolonial Society |
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| Author:
| Luhrmann, T. M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-35676-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1996 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $46.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.