English Siege and Prison Writings - From the 'Black Hole' to the 'Mutiny' (Hardcover)

This volume brings together an unusual collection of British captivity writings - composed during and after imprisonment and in conditions of siege. Writings from the 'Mutiny' of 1857 are well known, but there exists a vast body of texts, from Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Burma, and the Indian subcontinent, that have rarely been compiled or examined. Written in anxiety and distress, or recalled with poignancy and anger, these siege narratives depict a very different Briton. A far cry from the triumphant conqueror, explorer or ruler, these texts give us the vulnerable, injured and frightened Englishman and woman who seek, in the most adverse of conditions, to retain a measure of stoicism and identity. From Robert Knox's 17th-century account of imprisonment in Sri Lanka, through J. Z. Holwell's famous account of the 'Black Hole' of Calcutta, through Florentia Sale's Afghan memoir, and Lady Inglis's 'Mutiny' diary from Lucknow, the book opens up a dark and revealing corner of the colonial archive. Lucid and intriguing, this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of modern South Asia, colonial history, literary and culture studies.

General

Imprint:	Routledge India
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2016
First published:	2017
Editors:	Pramod K Nayar
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	378
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-23268-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Penology & punishment > Prisons Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-138-23268-8
Barcode:	9781138232686

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