Mortal God :

Banerjee, Milinda.

Mortal God : imagining the sovereign in colonial India Milinda Banerjee. - New York: Cambridge University Press, 2018. - xviii, 435 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

""Examines the construction of new concepts of sovereignty in late nineteenth and early-mid twentieth century India through the production of divergent visions of human, divine, and messianic rulership"--Provided by publisher"--

9781107166561 (hardback)

2017057908


Sovereignty.


India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947.
India--Politics and government--19th century.
India--Politics and government--20th century.

DS463 / .B27 2018

954.03 B223M



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