The Germans in India: Elite European migrants in the British Empire (Studies in Imperialism, 151)

Based On Years Of Research In Libraries And Archives In England, Germany, India And Switzerland, This Book Offers A New Interpretation Of Global Migration From The Early Nineteenth Until The Early Twentieth Century. Rather Than Focusing Upon The Mass Transatlantic Migration Or The Movement Of Britons Towards British Colonies, It Examines The Elite German Migrants Who Progressed To India, Especially Missionaries, Scholars And Scientists, Businessmen And Travellers. The Story Told Here Questions, For The First Time, The Concept Of Europeans In India. Previous Scholarship Has Ignored Any National Variations In The Presence Of White People In India, Viewing Them Either As Part Of A Ruling Elite Or, More Recently, White Subalterns. The German Elites Undermine These Conceptions. They Developed Into Distinct Groups Before 1914, Especially In The Missionary Compound, But Faced Marginalisation And Expulsion During The First World War. Panikos Panayi. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 245-272) And Index. "Based on years of research in libraries and archives in England, Germany, India and Switzerland, this book offers a new interpretation of global migration from the early nineteenth until the early twentieth century. Rather than focusing on the mass transatlantic migration or the movement of Britons towards British colonies, it examines the elite German migrants who made their way to India, especially missionaries, scholars and scientists, businessmen and travellers. The volume outlines the reasons for migration, in which networks played a central role, and then moves on to examine the everyday lives of Germans in India. It tackles the concept of German community and outlines the interaction between Germans, Britons and Indians, which the First World War completely transformed. The history of the Germans in India is contextualised against the background of nineteenth-century globalisation as a result of imperialism and the internationalisation of German migrant identities. The story told here questions, for the first time, the concept of Europeans in India. Previous scholarship has tended to ignore any national variations in the presence of white people in India, viewing them either as part of a ruling elite or, more recently, white subalterns. The German elites undermine these conceptions. Developing into a distinct group before 1914, especially in the missionary compounds, the Government of India marginalised and expelled them during the First World War, when for the first time, many of them realised they had a distinct German national identity" --Back cover La 4e de couv. indique : "Based on years of research in libraries and archives in England, Germany, India and Switzerland, this book offers a new interpretation of global migration from the early nineteenth until the early twentieth century. Rather than focusing upon the mass transatlantic migration or the movement of Britons towards British colonies, it examines the elite German migrants who mde their way to India, especially missionaries, scholars and scientists, businessmen and travellers. The volume outlines the reasons for migration, in which netmorks played a central role, and then moves on to examine the everyday lives of Germans in India. It tackled the concept of German, Britons and Indians, which the First World War completely transformed. The history of the Germans in India is contextualised against the background of nineteenth-century globalisation as a result of imperialism and the internationalisation of German migrant identities. The story told here questions, for the first time, the concept of Europeans in India. Previous scholarship has tended to ignore any national variations on the presence of white people in India, viewing them either as a part og a ruling elite or, more recently, white subalterns. The German elites undermine these conceptions. Developing into a distinct group before 1914, especially in the missionary compounds, the Government of India marginalised and expelled them during the First Wolrd War, when for the first time, many of them realised they had a distinct German national identity." Front matter Contents List of figures List of tables Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Nineteenth-century Indian place names with contemporary variants and twenty-first-century equivalents The Germans in India as elite European migrants Passages to India Everyday life Community Interethnic perceptions and interactions The impact of the Great War Endings, new beginnings and meanings Bibliography Index This book offers a new interpretation of global migration from c. 1815–1920 by examining the elite German migrants who moved to India especially missionaries, scholars and scientists, businessmen, and travelers. -- .