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The Cult of Imperial Honor in British India (Paperback, 1st ed. 2009)
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The Cult of Imperial Honor in British India (Paperback, 1st ed. 2009)
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What was imperial honor and how did it sustain the British Raj? If
"No man may harm me with impunity" was an ancient theme of the
European aristocracy, British imperialists of almost all classes in
India possessed a similar vision of themselves as overlords
belonging to an honorable race, so that ideals of honor condoned
and sanctified their rituals, connecting them with status, power,
and authority. Honor, most broadly, legitimated imperial rule,
since imperialists ostensibly kept India safe from outside threats.
Yet at the individual level, honor kept the "white herd" together,
providing the protocols and etiquette for the imperialist, who had
to conform to the strict notions of proper and improper behavior in
a society that was always obsessed with maintaining its dominance
over India and Indians.Examining imperial society through the prism
of honor therefore opens up a new methodology for the study of
British India.
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