Banned & Censored What the British Raj Didn't Want Us To Read

The book dives into the history of sedition and censorship in colonial India. Closely examining 100 texts that the British Empire banned, censored or deemed seditious, the work brings to life these lost gems from India's freedom, cultural, and social movements.

About the author

Devika Sethi teaches Modern Indian History at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Mandi. She is the author of War Over Words: Censorship in India, 1930-1960.

Product details

• Authors: Devika Sethi
• Publisher: Roli Books Pvt Ltd
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 27.09.2023
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918
• EAN: 9789392130649
• ISBN: 978-93-92130-64-9
• Pages: 352
• Dimensions (packing): 24 x 16.1 x 3.1 cm
• Weight (packing): 744 g
• Subjects: Indien, Verlag und Buchhandel, Kolonialismus und Imperialismus, Asiatische Geschichte, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, History - General History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Imperialism, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Books, HISTORY / Asia / South / India