Banished potentates : dethroning and exiling indigenous monarchs under British and French colonial rule, 1815-1955 /: dethroning and exiling indigenous monarchs under British and French colonial rule, 1815-1955. (2018)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Banished potentates : dethroning and exiling indigenous monarchs under British and French colonial rule, 1815-1955 /: dethroning and exiling indigenous monarchs under British and French colonial rule, 1815-1955. (2018)
- Main Title:
- Banished potentates : dethroning and exiling indigenous monarchs under British and French colonial rule, 1815-1955
- Further Information:
- Note: Robert Aldrich.
- Authors:
- Aldrich, Robert, 1954-
- Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Series Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Chapter One Thrones and dominion: European colonisers and indigenous monarchs; Royal exile; Monarchs here and there; Colonialism and dethroned monarchs; Rediscovering the royals in history; Royal exile in the colonies: a prelude; Notes; Chapter Two The last king in Ceylon: the British and Sri Vikrama Rajasinha, 1815; The monarchy in Ceylon; The British and the Nayakkars; The capture of a king, 18 February 1815; The Kandyan king in perspective; The captured king: from Colombo to Vellore. Revolts, wars and pretenders, 1817-48The British Crown as successor to the Kandyan throne; The legacy of a deposition; Notes; Chapter Three Kings of Orient were: royal exile in British Asia; Indian princes and British overlords; Deposition under the Company Raj; The 1857 uprising and the exile of the Mughal emperor; The new order: India after 1857; The road from Mandalay: the exile of the king of Burma; The Sultan of Perak; Deposed monarchs in British Asia; Notes; Chapter Four 'Dragons of Annam': the French and three emperors in Vietnam; The Vietnamese and the French; Ham Nghi. The battle for HuéThe Can Vuong movement; Exile and legacy; Ham Nghi in exile; Thanh Thai; 'Mad' emperor or rebel?; Duy Tan; The surveillance of exiled emperors; Imperial lives on a tropical island; Vinh San in wartime; After the war; Three exiles; Notes; Chapter Five Out of Africa: the British, the French and AfricanCover; Half Title; Series Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Chapter One Thrones and dominion: European colonisers and indigenous monarchs; Royal exile; Monarchs here and there; Colonialism and dethroned monarchs; Rediscovering the royals in history; Royal exile in the colonies: a prelude; Notes; Chapter Two The last king in Ceylon: the British and Sri Vikrama Rajasinha, 1815; The monarchy in Ceylon; The British and the Nayakkars; The capture of a king, 18 February 1815; The Kandyan king in perspective; The captured king: from Colombo to Vellore. Revolts, wars and pretenders, 1817-48The British Crown as successor to the Kandyan throne; The legacy of a deposition; Notes; Chapter Three Kings of Orient were: royal exile in British Asia; Indian princes and British overlords; Deposition under the Company Raj; The 1857 uprising and the exile of the Mughal emperor; The new order: India after 1857; The road from Mandalay: the exile of the king of Burma; The Sultan of Perak; Deposed monarchs in British Asia; Notes; Chapter Four 'Dragons of Annam': the French and three emperors in Vietnam; The Vietnamese and the French; Ham Nghi. The battle for HuéThe Can Vuong movement; Exile and legacy; Ham Nghi in exile; Thanh Thai; 'Mad' emperor or rebel?; Duy Tan; The surveillance of exiled emperors; Imperial lives on a tropical island; Vinh San in wartime; After the war; Three exiles; Notes; Chapter Five Out of Africa: the British, the French and African monarchs; Europeans colonisers and African sovereigns; The dynamics of deposition; Metropolitan opinion about colonial exile; Life in exile; African Napoleons; Notes; Chapter Six The French and the queen of Madagascar: Ranavalona III, 1897; The French conquest of Madagascar. The French general and the Malagasy queenThe end of the monarchy and the dynamics of colonial conquest; The queen in exile; The Malagasy queen in republican France; The royal family; Ranavalona's return to Madagascar; Monarchism, republicanism and nationalism after Ranavalona; Gender and exile; Notes; Chapter Seven From conquest to decolonisation: exile from French North Africa; The downfall of Moncef Bey; The fall and rise of the sultan of Morocco; From colonialism to decolonisation; Notes; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index. … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Extent:
- 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
- Subjects:
- 325.32
Imperialism -- History -- 19th century
Imperialism -- History -- 20th century
Kings and rulers -- Deposition
Exile (Punishment)
Indigenous peoples -- Politics and government
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration
HISTORY / Civilization
British colonies
Exile (Punishment)
French colonies
Imperialism
Indigenous peoples -- Politics and government
Kings and rulers -- Deposition
Colonies -- Administration
Kolonie
Herrscher
Absetzung
Great Britain -- Colonies -- History
France -- Colonies -- History
Great Britain -- Colonies -- Administration
France -- Colonies -- Administration
Großbritannien
Frankreich
Electronic books
Electronic books
History - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781526113436
1526113430
9781526135315
1526135310
9781526113429
1526113422
9781526113450
1526113457 - Related ISBNs:
- 9780719099731
0719099730 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-305) and index.
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- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.579702
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- 04_036.xml