#britishindia — Public Fediverse posts
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The British Empire did so much damage to the identity of Palestinians and caused the refugee crisis in British India after the partition.
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"Capitalism and extreme poverty: A global analysis of real wages, human height, and mortality since the long 16th century
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• Data on real wages suggests that, historically, extreme poverty was uncommon and arose primarily during periods of severe social and economic dislocation, particularly under colonialism.
• The rise of capitalism from the long 16th century onward is associated with a decline in wages to below subsistence, a deterioration in human stature, and an upturn in premature mortality.
• In parts of South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, wages and/or height have still not recovered."Sullivan, Hickel, 2022 : https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X22002169
#progress #appropriation #enclosures #landGrab #economics #property #theft #capitalism #power #ownership #stateViolence #slavery #capitalization #history #anthropology #bioPower #bioPolitics #reputation #domination #beliefs #manufacturingConsent #whiteSupremacy #India #colonialism #BritishRule #BritishIndia #BritishEmpire #UK #Britain
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Exploring #GoogleMaps I found a #WWI War Cemetery in #Gaza has (had?) with #BritishEmpire troops who died fighting the #OttomanEmpire
They are Muslims (from India), Christian (some are English, some don't say so could be ANZACs), and Jewish (it doesn't say where they are from, probably English).
A few are in their 40s, maybe officers?
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Does anyone know good resources (eg. glossaries) for terms used in #BritishIndia / British Raj, especially concerning indentured labourers and/or servants?
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Continued Family Scans. This one is of Hubby's father and two aunts about 1934 or 35. I believe this might be in Calcutta or possibly Delhi but have yet to figure it out, and maybe I never will. It's India for sure based on other information I have about when the family traveled back to America. I just love the carriage design, and the expressions on the children's faces, plus the ubiquitous huge white topis of the British Raj.