The Colonial Prison in Bengal, 1860-1945
Animesh Bag
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The Colonial Prison in Bengal, 1860-1945

History, Governmentality, and Colonial Experiences in Literary Writings

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This book presents alternative histories of the colonial prison in Bengal, 1860-1945, focusing on the experiences of the colonised subject as produced in literary writings including fiction, dramas, and life writings. The colonial prison, as defined by penal acts, jail codes, jail manuals, committee reports, administrative data, and statistics, was a modern punitive institution that evolved from the religio-local and the Company s capricious system into an effective humanitarian machine for the rule of law. However, it was the site of torture, humiliation, and repression, which was subsequentl...