Orientalism and Race: Aryanism in the British EmpireThis study traces the emergence and dissemination of Aryanism within the British Empire. The idea of an Aryan race became an important feature of imperial culture in the nineteenth century, feeding into debates in Britain, Ireland, India, and the Pacific. The global reach of the Aryan idea reflected the complex networks that enabled the global reach of British Imperialism. Tony Ballantyne charts the shifting meanings of Aryanism within these 'webs' of Empire. |
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Geographies of Race Empire and Nation | 56 |
from Tahiti to the Tat Khalsa | 83 |
Indocentrism and the Interpretation of Maori Religion | 118 |
5 Print Literacy and the Recasting of Maori Identities | 146 |
Hindu Identities in the Late Nineteenth Century | 169 |
Knowledge Empire Globalization | 188 |
Notes | 197 |
Bibliography | 235 |
Index | 256 |
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