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> colonial by trade Honest question. What is a "colonial" ?
by corpMaverick 8y ago
> colonial by trade
Honest question. What is a "colonial" ?
- pjc50 8y agoOne of the members of the British upper class who inserted themselves into ruling positions in the colonies. Orwell was born in Bihar, India. His father worked in the Opium Department of the civil service, overseeing its export to China. He grew up in the English "public" (upperclass) schools. At 19 he went to be a policeman in Burma.
- netcan 8y agoOrwell (Blaine) was a policeman in Burma during the 20s. More generally, colonial(ist) usually refers to employees (especially European ones) of the colonial state(s).