Republican Citizenship in French Colonial Pondicherry, 1870-1914.

This work of historical sociology revisits and analyses the earlier part of the Third Republic (1870-1914), when France granted citizenship rights to Indians in Pondicherry. It explores the nature of this colonial citizenship and enables comparisons with British India, especially the Madras Presiden...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Raffin, Anne
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2022]
Series:Asian history.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3155148
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Asian History
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Diagrams, Graphs, Images, Maps, and Tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Pondicherry in the French Empire during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
  • 2. Contextualizing Pondicherry within the French Empire and the Indian Subcontinent
  • 3. Inclusive and Exclusive Visions of Citizenship in French India
  • 4. Education and Army
  • 5. The Art of Petitioning in a Colonial Setting
  • 6. From Electoral Politics to Expansion of Rights and National Independence
  • Bibliography
  • Index