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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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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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