Sovereignty and social reform in India : British colonialism and the campaign against sati, 1830-60 /

The British prohibition of sati (the funeral practice of widow immolation) in 1829 has been considered an archetypal example of colonial social reform. It was not the end of the story, however, as between 1830 and 1860, British East India Company officials engaged in a debate with the Indian rulers...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Major, Andrea
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
Colección:Routledge/Edinburgh South Asian studies series ; 3.
Temas:
1765-1947
Sati > India > History > 19th century.
Women > India > History > 19th century.
Social problems > India > History > 19th century.
Satī > Inde > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Femmes > Inde > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Problèmes sociaux > Inde > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY.
British colonies
Colonization
Colonies > Administration
Sati
Social problems
Women
Great Britain > Colonies > Asia > Administration > History > 19th century.
India > Colonization > History > 19th century.
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Asie > Administration > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Inde > Histoire > 1765-1947 (Occupation britannique)
Asia
India
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chivalry, sacrifice and devotion : imagining sati in Rajput society
  • Princes, politics and pragmatism : the formation of British policy on sati in the princely states
  • Victims, perpetrators and self-determined sacrifices : strategies for suppressing sati in the princely states.

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