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The 'Great' Shoe question: Tradition,Legitimacy and Power in Colonial India
The selective appropriation of traditional cultural practices was a part of the technology of British colonial control in India. The incorporation of indigenous mores helped to invest colonial rule with an illusion of continuity and legitimacy. Since appropriation tended to impart new meanings and s...
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Studies in History 1998; 14; 21
1998
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| Online Access: | http://10.26.1.76/ks/00662.pdf |