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The Sacrifice of Human Being: British Rule and the Konds of Orissa Book

This work sets out to analyze the structures of power and authority which British rule imposed over a tribal people of Central India, the Konds. When British officials first met them in the forested interior of Orissa, the Konds apparently practiced human sacrifice, and British rule was imposed over them with the seemingly benevolent intention of suppressing this cruelty. Yet in their regime of police and forest guards, the British established a system of control through habitual extortion and the threat of violence which continues in modern India. This book is a meticulously researched and original contribution to understanding India's colonial past. At the same time, it offers a fresh and vital perspective on the forms of domination that evolved in Western society and permeate the modern world.Read More

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  • 0195636406
  • 9780195636406
  • Felix Padel
  • 14 December 1995
  • OUP India
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 446
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