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

Author/creator Major, Andrea
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge,
Description152 p. : map ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Sati--India. --History. --19th century.
Women--India. --History. --19th century.
Social problems--India. --History. --19th century.
Great Britain--Colonies. --Asia. --Administration. --History. --19th century.
India--Colonization. --History. --19th century.
India--History. --British occupation, 1765-1947.

SeriesRoutledge/Edinburgh South Asian studies series
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010014135
ISBN9780415580502 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0415580501 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780203841785 (ebook)
ISBN0203841786 (ebook)