Sovereignty and social reform in India : British colonialism and the campaign against sati, 1830-60 / Andrea Major.
Material type:
TextSeries: Routledge/Edinburgh South Asian studies seriesPublication details: London ; Routledge, 2011. New York :Description: 152 p. : map ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780415580502 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0415580501 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780203841785 (ebook)
- 0203841786 (ebook)
- Sati -- History -- 19th century. -- India
- Women -- History -- 19th century. -- India
- Social problems -- History -- 19th century. -- India
- Great Britain. -- Colonies. -- 19th century.. -- Asia. -- Administration -- History
- India. -- Colonization. -- 19th century.. -- History
- India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947
Contents:
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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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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