Children of Kali /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Rushby, Kevin.
Imprint:London : Constable, 2002.
Description:xi, 292 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), 1 map, ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4866664
Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:Title from book jacket: Children of Kali : through India in search of bandits, the thug cult and the British Raj
ISBN:1841193933
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"Part history and part personal record, Children of Kali reveals how British India demonized millions as hereditary criminals, setting off a witch-hunt whose effects are still felt today. It is a book about the misunderstandings of what is alien and exotic, and few things have been more misunderstood than the nature of Kali herself."--Book jacket.

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