A Colonial Affair: Commerce, Conversion, and Scandal in French India - Softcover

Agmon, Danna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1501752030 ISBN 13: 9781501752032

Publisher: Cornell University Press, 2020

Synopsis

Danna Agmon's gripping microhistory is a vivid guide to the "Nayiniyappa Affair" in the French colony of Pondicherry, India. The surprising and shifting fates of Nayiniyappa and his family form the basis of this story of global mobilization, which is replete with merchants, missionaries, local brokers, government administrators, and even the French royal family.

Agmon's compelling account draws readers into the social, economic, religious, and political interactions that defined the European colonial experience in India and elsewhere. Her portrayal of imperial sovereignty in France's colonies as it played out in the life of one beleaguered family allows readers to witness interactions between colonial officials and locals.

Thanks to generous funding from Virginia Tech and its participation in TOME, the ebook editions of this book are available as Open Access volumes from Cornell Open (cornellpress.cornell.edu/cornell-open) and other repositories.

About this title

About the Author

Danna Agmon is Associate Professor of History at Virginia Tech.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1501752030
• ISBN 13: 9781501752032
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240