State-Building in a transcultural context

• Verfasst von: Parasher, Gauri [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: State-Building in a transcultural context
• Titelzusatz: the case of the French in India during the early eighteenth century
• Verf.angabe: Gauri Parasher
• E-Jahr: 2012
• Jahr: 27 January 2012
• Umfang: 7 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 06.08.2018
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Structures on the move
• Ort Quelle: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer, 2012
• Jahr Quelle: 2012
• Band/Heft Quelle: (2012), Seite 243-249
• ISBN Quelle: 978-3-642-19288-3
• DOI: doi:10.1007/978-3-642-19288-3_12
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1578300673

Abstract

My ongoing research, of which this paper is a provisional and brief exposition, examines the history of the French in India, particularly in Pondicherry, during the early decades of the eighteenth century. It analyses the administration that developed in Pondicherry during this period, often referred to as a precursor to the colonial state. I will argue that this administration was in fact transcultural and presents an instance of state-building in a transcultural context. In this two-part paper, the first part presents the theoretical framework and the second part presents the scope of the empirical research where the main research questions are raised.