Kennedy, Dane Keith.

The magic mountains : hill stations and the British raj / Dane Kennedy.

Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1996.

xiii, 264 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Kennedy charts the symbolic and sociopolitical functions of the hill stations during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, arguing that to the British in India these communities were much more than mere pleasure spots. Particularly after the revolt of 1857, they became political and military headquarters and cantonments for colonial troops. In addition, they were centers of local and regional development that provided employment for countless Indians, who often traveled great distances to work in the hill stations as servants, merchants, and clerks. These citadels also served year-round as places for British women to bear and raise children, promoting the biological and cultural reproduction of the colonial elite. Kennedy argues that the isolation of British authorities at the hill stations reflected the paradoxical character of the British raj, attempting to control its subjects while remaining separate and aloof from Indian society. Ironically, as more Indians were drawn to these mountain areas, first for work and later for pleasure, the carefully maintained boundaries between the British and their subjects eroded. Kennedy shows that the hill stations were increasingly incorporated within the landscape of Indian social and cultural life, especially after the turn of the century.

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Hill stations India History.
Summer resorts India.
Social Conditions history
Colonialism history
Stations d'été Inde.
15.75 history of Asia.
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Erholungsort
Geschichte
Erholungsgebiet
Kolonialisme.
Toerisme.
India Description and travel.
India History British occupation, 1765-1947.
Inde Descriptions et voyages.
Inde Histoire 1765-1947 (Occupation britannique)
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Localisation: Bibliothèque main 212018
Cote: DS412 .K4 1996
Statut: Disponible