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servile
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/ˈsɜːvaɪl/
US
/ˈsɜrvaɪl/
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converting India to a servile nation
history
servile
Décrit le rôle dépendant et soumis que le plan colonial aurait prétendument cherché à imposer à l’Inde.
Environmental Humanities in India
This collection examines environmental questions in India through literature, culture, Indigenous knowledge and the arts. Its essays explore relationships between people and landscapes, conservation, ecological justice and representations of environmental change.
From his letter written to his father from Calcutta, his plan of converting India to a servile nation by tearing apart its culture and religion through the introduction of European education comes to the fore (See Trevelyan, 1876).
colonialism
nation servile
Une nation présentée comme soumise et dépourvue d’indépendance.
Environmental Humanities in India
This collection examines environmental questions in India through literature, culture, Indigenous knowledge and the arts. Its essays explore relationships between people and landscapes, conservation, ecological justice and representations of environmental change.
The question then comes: Is it possible, and probable, that nine millions of men can make effective progress in economic lines if they are deprived of political rights, made a servile caste, and allowed only the most meagre chance for developing their exceptional men?
history
une caste servile
Un groupe social subordonné maintenu dans un état de dépendance.
The Souls of Black Folk
"The Souls of Black Folk" by W. E. B. Du Bois is a collection of essays published in 1903. This groundbreaking work explores the African-American experience through personal observations and social analysis. Du Bois introduces influential concepts like "double consciousness"—the experience of viewing oneself through both one's own eyes and those of a prejudiced society—and "the veil" that separates black and white Americans. Through essays on education, freedom, and justice, he examines the color line dividing races and argues for voting rights, quality education, and equal treatment.
In the most cultured sections and cities of the South the Negroes are a segregated servile caste, with restricted rights and privileges.
history
une caste servile ségréguée
Un groupe socialement séparé, maintenu dans une condition subordonnée et largement privé de liberté.
The Souls of Black Folk
"The Souls of Black Folk" by W. E. B. Du Bois is a collection of essays published in 1903. This groundbreaking work explores the African-American experience through personal observations and social analysis. Du Bois introduces influential concepts like "double consciousness"—the experience of viewing oneself through both one's own eyes and those of a prejudiced society—and "the veil" that separates black and white Americans. Through essays on education, freedom, and justice, he examines the color line dividing races and argues for voting rights, quality education, and equal treatment.