Roads to Freedom

Prisoners Under Colonial Rule
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-0-19-945883-7
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 269 Seiten, Format (B × H): 147 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 408 g

This book examines the history of prison and prisoners in colonial India. Based on substantial archival research, it presents the conditions of the prisoners, their vision for the freedom movement and the various aspects of prisons in the subcontinent. By focusing on the lives and motivations of select prisoners, it places their lived experiences within the larger rubric of Indian nationalism and explores the notions of the political, protest and resistance during
the first half of the twentieth century. The work also deals with issues such as the differences between Indian and European prisons as well as the conception of criminal classes in the colony. It therefore fills in a gap area in modern Indian history and provides a historical context to the
contemporary Indian prison system. It draws upon a wide range of sources including the records at the National Archives of India, private papers, native newspaper reports, memoirs, biographies, and autobiographies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hasan, Mushirul

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Kolonialismus, Imperialismus

Über Autor(innen)

Mushirul Hasan is former Professor of History, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. His previous positions include Director General, National Archives of India, New Delhi (2010-13), and Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi (2004-9). He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2007.