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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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Summary: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 be obtained after examining in depth the relationship of colonialism to boardgames.Focusing on Indian boardgames and their European versions, this book explores how the British Empire's appropriation of ancient games had a signal effect on identity and culture in the formerly colonized countries of the Global South.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XI, 145 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783110758627 (electronic bk.)
3110758628
ISSN:2625-235X ;