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Indian Boardgames, Colonial Avatars: Transculturation, Colonialism and Boardgames
ISBN: 9783110758467
Author : Souvik Mukherjee
Published: 2025
Publisher: De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Number of pages: 250
Language: English
Format: Hardback
Format: 230×155
Author : Souvik Mukherjee
Published: 2025
Publisher: De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Number of pages: 250
Language: English
Format: Hardback
Format: 230×155
Description
How did an Indian game meant to teach the process of rebirth change into the children’s race-game, Snakes and Ladders? Why does the Bengali language use Dutch loan-words for the suits of cards? How do the rules of Chess change in India and Europe? The answers to these and other related questions can be obtained after examining in depth the relationship of colonialism to boardgames. Focusing on Indian boardgames and their European versions, this book explores how the Empire’s games has had a signal effect on identity and culture in the formerly colonized countries of the Global South.
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