The 1857 Indian Uprising and the British Empire. Bender 9781316501085 New<|

Name: The 1857 Indian Uprising and the British Empire. Bender 9781316501085 New<|
Brand: Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press

The 1857 Indian Uprising and the British EmpireAuthor(s): Jill C. Bender\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781316501085, 978-1316501085\nSynopsis\nSituating the 1857 Indian uprising within an imperial context, Jill C. Bender traces its ramifications across the four different colonial sites of Ireland, New Zealand, Jamaica, and southern Africa. Bender argues that the 1857 uprising shaped colonial Britons' perceptions of their own empire, revealing the possibilities of an integrated empire that could provide the resources to generate and 'justify' British power. In response to the uprising, Britons throughout the Empire debated colonial responsibility, methods of counter-insurrection, military recruiting practices, and colonial governance. Even after the rebellion had been suppressed, the violence of 1857 continued to have a lasting effect. The fears generated by the uprising transformed how the Bri.