Subverting Empire: Deviance and Disorder in the British Colonial World

Across their empire, the British spoke ceaselessly of deviants of undesirables, ne'er do wells, petit-tyrants and rogues. With obvious literary appeal, these soon became stock figures. This is the first study to take deviance seriously, bringing together histories that reveal the complexity of a phenomenon that remains only dimly understood.

Author: Will Jackson
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 07/13/2015
Pages: 269
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.60w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781137465863

About the Author
Emily J. Manktelow is a Lecturer in Modern British History at the University of York.