Meat, mercy, and morality animals and humanitarianism in colonial Bengal, 1850-1920 / Samiparna Samanta.
| Author/creator | Samanta, Samiparna |
| Other author | Oxford University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2021. |
| Description | 271 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: Writing Embodied Histories-Humans and Non-humans in Nature, Science, and Imperialism -- Historicizing Humanitarianism in Colonial India -- The Politics of Care: Veterinarians and Humanitarians -- Meat: To Eat or Not to Eat? -- The Anomaly of 'Animal': Unburdening the Beast -- Conclusion: Liminal Boundaries, Colonial Ironies. |
| Abstract | "This book disentangles complex discourses around humanitarianism to understand the nature of British colonialism in India. It contends that the colonial project of animal protection in late nineteenth-century Bengal mirrored an irony. Emerging notions of public health and debates on cruelty against animals exposed the disjunction between the claims of a benevolent Empire and a powerful imperial reality where the state constantly sought to discipline its subjects-both human and nonhuman. Centered around stories of animals as diseased, eaten, and overworked, the book shows how such contests over appropriate measures for controlling animals became part of wider discussions surrounding environmental ethics, diet, sanitation, and the politics of race and class. The author combines history with archive, arguing that colonial humanitarianism was not only an idiom of rule, but was also translated into Bengali dietetics, anxieties, vegetarianism, and vigilantism, the effect of which can be seen in contemporary politics of animal slaughter in India."-- Publisher description |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-265) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Other forms | Also issued online. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022326791 |
| ISBN | 9780190129132 (print edition hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0190129131 (print edition hardcover) |
| ISBN | (electronic book) |
| ISBN | (electronic book) |
| Stock number | Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |