Krishnamurti's case : child guardianship and sexuality in colonial India
This thesis examines the 1912 Besant v. Narayaniah case as a microhistory of colonial anxieties over perceived sexual deviance, race relations and class in India. Prior to becoming active in politics in 1913, the prominent Theosophist Annie Besant was involved in a lawsuit brought against her by Jid...
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Main Author: | Tan, Fidellithy |
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Other Authors: | Jessica Bridgette Hinchy |
Format: | Final Year Project |
Language: | English |
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Nanyang Technological University
2021
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/147256 |
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