The Good Parsi: The Fate of a Colonial Elite in a Postcolonial Society - Tanya Marie Luhrmann - Books - Harvard University Press - 9780674356764 - August 1, 1996
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The Good Parsi: The Fate of a Colonial Elite in a Postcolonial Society

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During the Raj, one group stands out as having prospered because of British rule: the Parsis. The Zoroastrian people adopted the manners, dress, and aspirations of their British colonizers, and were rewarded with high-level financial, mercantile, and bureaucratic posts. Indian independence, however, ushered in their decline.


336 pages, black & white illustrations

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released August 1, 1996
ISBN13 9780674356764
Publishers Harvard University Press
Pages 336
Dimensions 156 × 235 × 19 mm   ·   476 g
Language English  

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