Imperial Andamans [[electronic resource] ] : Colonial Encounter and Island History / / by A. Vaidik

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910792126303321
• Autore: Vaidik A
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2010
• ISBN: 1-282-91547-9; 9786612915475; 0-230-27488-9
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2010.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (301 p.)
• Collana: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies, , 2635-1633
• Disciplina: 954.8803; 954/.8803
• Soggetti: Asia—History; Great Britain—History; World politics; Social history; Civilization—History; History, Modern; Asian History; History of Britain and Ireland; Political History; Social History; Cultural History; Modern History; Andaman Islands (India) History; Andaman Islands (India) Colonization; Andaman Islands (India) Geography; Andaman Islands (India) Environmental conditions; Great Britain Colonies Asia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; List of Tables; List of ; Abbreviations; Glossary; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Island Problematic; 2 Colonizing the Bay; 3 Reclaiming the Wild; 4 Redemptive Space; 5 Labour - The Grand Desideratum; 6 Myriad Andamans; 7 Island Colony and the Penal Settlement; Conclusion: Colonial Encounter and Island History; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book traverses the Indian Ocean in the period when the British held sway over the major oceanic waters of the world. In reviving the history of the Andamans as an important imperial prize, it offers a fresh perspective on the history of British colonialism, nationalism and the creation of modern India from its geographic periphery.