| Thuggee: Banditry and the British in Early Nineteenth-Century India 2007 Edition Contributor(s): Wagner, K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230547176 ISBN-13: 9780230547179 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $113.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: Often described merely as a colonial construction, the phenomenon of thuggee remains one of the more contentious and controversial subjects of nineteenth-century south Asian history. Based largely on new material, this book constitutes the first in-depth examination of thuggee as a type of banditry, emerging in a specific socio-economic and geographic context. The British usually described the thugs as fanatic assassins and Kali-worshippers, yet Wagner argues that the history of thuggee need no longer be limited to the study of its representation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - India & South Asia - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 364.109 |
| LCCN: 2008396633 |
| Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 5.84" W x 8.67" (1.11 lbs) 281 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based largely on new material, this book examines thuggee as a type of banditry, emerging in a specific socio-economic and geographic context. The British usually described the thugs as fanatic assassins and Kali-worshippers, yet Wagner argues that the history of thuggee need no longer be limited to the study of its representation. |