Sovereignty and Social Reform in India - British Colonialism and the Campaign Against Sati, 1830-1860 - Hardback - 2010

Focusing on the British prohibition of sati in 1829, the author shows how the debates that preceded this legislation have effectively set the terms of postcolonial debates about sati, as well as more generally defining the parameters of British involvement in Indian social and religious issues.
Year of publication: 2010
Pagination: 160 pages, 1 black white illustrations, 1 black white line drawings
Format: Hardback
Serie: Routledge/Edinburgh South Asian Studies Series