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Indian Boardgames, Colonial Avatars : Transculturation, Colonialism and Boardgames /

How did an Indian game meant to teach the process of rebirth change into the childrens race-game, Snakes and Ladders? Why does the Bengali language use Dutch loan-words for the suits of cards? How do the rules of Chess change in India and Europe? The answers to these and other related questions can...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mukherjee, Souvik, 1978- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: M|nchen Wien De Gruyter Oldenbourg, [2025]
Series:Transregional Practices of Power , 6
Subjects:
Board games > Social aspects > India.
Board games > Social aspects > Europe.
Cultural fusion > India.
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947 > Influence.
Boardgames
India
colonialism
transculturation
postcolonialism
Indien
Kolonialismus

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