Bibliograph

In the club, associational life in colonial South Asia, Benjamin B. Cohen

Type

Label

In the club, associational life in colonial South Asia, Benjamin B. Cohen

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

In the club

Medium

electronic resource

Responsibility statement

Benjamin B. Cohen

Series statement

Studies in imperialism

Sub title

associational life in colonial South Asia

Summary

A comprehensive examination of social clubs across South Asia, In the club presents a comprehensive examination of social clubs across South Asia, arguing for clubs as key contributors to South Asia's colonial associational life and civil society. Using government records, personal memoirs, private club records, and club histories themselves, In the club explores colonial club life with chapters arranged thematically: the legal underpinnings of clubs; their physical locations and compositions; their financial health; the role of servants and staff as employees of clubs; issues of race and class in clubs; women's clubs; and finally clubs in their postcolonial milieus. This book will be critical reading for scholars of South Asia, graduate students, and intellectually engaged club members alike

Table Of Contents

Introduction 1. Club rules 2. Around the club 3. The business of clubbing 4. Servants and staff 5. Race, class and the club 6. Women and the club 7. Postcolonial clubbing Glossary Bibliography Index

Target audience

specialized

Classification