Slave in a Palanquin
Colonial Servitude and Resistance in Sri Lanka
(Author) Nira Wickramasinghe Nira Professor of Modern South Asian Studies Wickramasinghe
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Nira Wickramasinghe uncovers the traces of slavery in the history and memory of the Indian Ocean world, exploring moments of revolt in the lives of enslaved people in Sri Lanka in the wake of abolition. Slave in a Palanquin offers a vital new portrait of the local and transnational worlds of the colonial-era Asian slave trade in the Indian Ocean.
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Publisher:
Columbia University Press
Format:
HardCover
Language:
en
ISBN:
9780231197625
Publish year:
2020
Publish date:
Nov. 17, 2020
Nira Wickramasinghe
Nira Professor of Modern South Asian Studies Wickramasinghe
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