Terrorism, insurgency, and Indian-English literature, 1830-1947 /

"This book is an interdisciplinary study of representations of terrorism and political violence in the fiction and journalism of colonial India. Focusing on key historical episodes such as the Calcutta "Black Hole," the anti-thuggee campaigns of the 1830s, the 1857 rebellion, and anti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Tickell, Alex
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, 2012.
Series:	Routledge research in postcolonial literatures ; 35.
Subjects:	Indic literature (English) > 19th century > History and criticism. Indic literature (English) > 20th century > History and criticism. Politics and literature > India > History > 19th century. Politics and literature > India > History > 20th century. Terrorism in literature. Insurgency in literature. Littérature de l'Inde (anglaise) > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique. Littérature de l'Inde (anglaise) > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique. Politique et littérature > Inde > Histoire > 19e siècle. Politique et littérature > Inde > Histoire > 20e siècle. Terrorisme dans la littérature. LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Indic literature (English) Politics and literature. India. 1800-1999 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
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Table of Contents:

1. The highlands of Orissa : ritual terror and reform in colonial India
2. The Bibighar : mourning the 1857 rebellion
3. The angel of Cawnpore : remembering the 1857 rebellion
4. The hostel in Highgate : revolutionary nationalism and colonial counter-terrorism
5. Jallianwala Bagh : Gandhi, terrorism and non-violence.