Cultural intermediaries in a colonial city: the Parsis of Bombay, c. 1860-1921
<p>This dissertation traces a series of cultural negotiations through which the Parsis, a community of ethnic Zoroastrians, fashioned themselves into ‘modern’ citizens in the setting of colonial Bombay. It examines the ways Parsis negotiated change in a number of personal spheres such as their...
Main Author: | Patel, S |
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Other Authors: | O'Hanlon, R |
Format: | Thesis |
Language: | English |
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2015
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