Last weapons : hunger strikes and fasts in the British empire, 1890-1948 /

"Hunger strikes and fasts became familiar forms of prison protest around the world in the twentieth century. Last Weapons explains how and why this happened. It traces the proliferation of the use of hunger in protest throughout the British Empire, focusing on Great Britain, Ireland, and India....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Grant, Kevin, 1965- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019]
Colección:Berkeley series in British studies ; 16.
Temas:
1900-1999
Hunger strikes > Great Britain > 20th century.
Hunger strikes > Ireland > 20th century.
Hunger strikes > India > 20th century.
Grèves de la faim > Grande-Bretagne > 20e siècle.
Grèves de la faim > Irlande > 20e siècle.
Grèves de la faim > Inde > 20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Hunger strikes
Great Britain
India
Ireland
britain.
civil rights activists.
cultural boundaries.
fasts.
form of protest.
global phenomenon.
hunger strikes.
india.
ireland.
liberal governance.
medical research.
national liberation.
political officials.
political protest.
prison staff.
prisoners.
proliferation of hunger.
radical tactic.
revolutionaries.
russia.
starvation.
trans imperial networks.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Knowing starvation : science and strange stories
  • British suffragettes and the Russian method of hunger strike, c. 1890-1914
  • A shared sacrifice : hunger strikes by Irish women and men, 1912-1946
  • Building the nation's temple : hunger strikes and fasts by nationalists in India, 1912-1948
  • The rule of exceptions : hunger strikes and political prisoner status in Britain, Ireland, and India, 1909-1946.

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