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Indian Uprising of 1857-8
Contributor(s): Anderson, Clare (Author)
ISBN: 1843312956     ISBN-13: 9781843312956
Publisher: Anthem Press
OUR PRICE:   $28.45  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: September 2007
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Annotation: An in-depth study of the 1857 Indian mutiny-rebellion, exploring the political and social themes of this remarkable phenomenon.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | World - General
- History | Asia - India & South Asia
Dewey: 954.031
Series: Anthem South Asian Studies
Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6.34" W x 9.15" (0.91 lbs) 220 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Cultural Region - Indian
 
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Publisher Description:
This fascinating book, based on extensive archival research in Britain and India, examines why mutineer-rebels chose to attack prisons and release prisoners, discusses the impact of the destruction of the jails on British penal policy in mainland India, considers the relationship between India and its penal settlements in Southeast Asia, re-examines Britain's decision to settle the Andaman Islands as a penal colony in 1858, and re-evaluates the experiences of mutineer-rebel convicts there. As such this book makes an important contribution to histories of the mutiny-rebellion, British colonial South Asia, British expansion in the Indian Ocean and incarceration and transportation. Coinciding with the 150th anniversary of the mutiny-rebellion, this book will be of interest to academics and students researching the history of colonial India, the history of empire and expansion and the history of imprisonment and incarceration.