Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part One The Raj's Reforms and Improvements: Aspects of the British Civilizing Mission
- Part Two Colonialism, Indians and Nongovernmental Associations: The Ambiguity and Complexity of ‘Improvement’
- Part Three Indian ‘Self-Civilizing’ Efforts c. 1900–1930
- Part Four Transcending 1947: Colonial and Postcolonial Continuities
- 8 Female Infanticide and the Civilizing Mission in Postcolonial India: A Case Study from Tamil Nadu c. 1980–2006
- 9 Philanthropy and Civilizing Missions in India c. 1820–1960: States, NGOs and Development
- Afterword: Improvement, Progress and Development
- List of Contributors
- Index
8 - Female Infanticide and the Civilizing Mission in Postcolonial India: A Case Study from Tamil Nadu c. 1980–2006
from Part Four - Transcending 1947: Colonial and Postcolonial Continuities
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part One The Raj's Reforms and Improvements: Aspects of the British Civilizing Mission
- Part Two Colonialism, Indians and Nongovernmental Associations: The Ambiguity and Complexity of ‘Improvement’
- Part Three Indian ‘Self-Civilizing’ Efforts c. 1900–1930
- Part Four Transcending 1947: Colonial and Postcolonial Continuities
- 8 Female Infanticide and the Civilizing Mission in Postcolonial India: A Case Study from Tamil Nadu c. 1980–2006
- 9 Philanthropy and Civilizing Missions in India c. 1820–1960: States, NGOs and Development
- Afterword: Improvement, Progress and Development
- List of Contributors
- Index
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- Civilizing Missions in Colonial and Postcolonial South AsiaFrom Improvement to Development, pp. 243 - 270Publisher: Anthem PressPrint publication year: 2011